Experts Call for Immediate Ban of Entire Class of Chemicals Damaging Babies’ Brains
February 25th, 2021Via: The Defender:
A new peer-reviewed article links phthalates, a group of neurotoxic chemicals found in hundreds of consumer products including toys, floor coverings and food packaging, to long-lasting neurodevelopmental harm in fetuses, infants and children.
The authors of the study, a group of leading scientists and health professionals from Project TENDR, are calling for an immediate ban on the chemicals, according to CNN.
The study, “Neurotoxicity of Ortho-Phthalates: Recommendations for Critical Policy Reforms to Protect Brain Development in Children,” was published Feb. 18 in the American Journal of Public Health.
Project TENDR, which stands for Targeting Environmental Neuro-Development Risks, is a collaboration of leading scientists, health professionals and environmental advocates who came together over growing scientific evidence linking toxic environmental chemicals to neurodevelopmental disorders.
