Ban on hormone disrupting bisphenols + PFAS in children's toys within the EU agreed late yesterday evening. The proposed ban now has to be passed by the European Parliament & Commission before becoming law.
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April 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Ban on hormone disrupting bisphenols + PFAS in children's toys within the EU agreed late yesterday evening. The proposed ban now has to be passed by the European Parliament & Commission before becoming law.
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Même des récipients en plastique pour micro-ondes relâchent des particules quand on les chauffe. On mesure des microplastiques, nanoplastiques et des additifs peu engageants (p. ex. bisphénols, phtalates).
September 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Même des récipients en plastique pour micro-ondes relâchent des particules quand on les chauffe. On mesure des microplastiques, nanoplastiques et des additifs peu engageants (p. ex. bisphénols, phtalates).
⚠️Chemicals in plastics like BPA and DEHP are linked to cardiovascular dysfunction, including arrhythmias and hypertension. Found in food packaging, receipts, and medical devices, these toxins disrupt hormones and heart health. Avoid receipts when possible❗
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Bisphenols and phthalates: Plastic chemical exposures can contribute to adverse cardiovascular health outcomes
Phthalates and bisphenols are high production volume chemicals that are used in the manufacturing of consumer and medical products. Given the ubiquity of bisphenol and phthalate chemicals in the envir...
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December 6, 2024 at 6:29 AM
⚠️Chemicals in plastics like BPA and DEHP are linked to cardiovascular dysfunction, including arrhythmias and hypertension. Found in food packaging, receipts, and medical devices, these toxins disrupt hormones and heart health. Avoid receipts when possible❗
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Bisphenols and phthalates were found in popular headphone sets that can interfere with hormone-regulating systems.
Harmful chemicals found in popular headphones sold in Europe
Bisphenols and phthalates were found in popular headphone sets that can interfere with hormone-regulating systems.
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March 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Bisphenols and phthalates were found in popular headphone sets that can interfere with hormone-regulating systems.
🎉 Great news! California joins Washington state in banning all #bisphenols in receipt paper! Congratulations to @bcppartners.bsky.social.
CA’s new law will protect families and workers from these hormone-disrupting chemicals linked to breast cancer and reproductive health impacts.
CA’s new law will protect families and workers from these hormone-disrupting chemicals linked to breast cancer and reproductive health impacts.
California Bans Toxic Bisphenols in Receipts: Governor Newsom Signs AB 1604
The No Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Act would ban PFAS, BPA, benzene, formaldehyde, and dozens of other carcinogens from the packaging and materials that touch food Americans eat every day.
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October 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
🎉 Great news! California joins Washington state in banning all #bisphenols in receipt paper! Congratulations to @bcppartners.bsky.social.
CA’s new law will protect families and workers from these hormone-disrupting chemicals linked to breast cancer and reproductive health impacts.
CA’s new law will protect families and workers from these hormone-disrupting chemicals linked to breast cancer and reproductive health impacts.
#ResistanceEarth
This is surprising, said no one. By choosing foods that had minimal contact with plastics, participants in a study saw a significant decrease in their levels of phthalates, bisphenols and other chemicals. Less plastic is good for us and the Earth.
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This is surprising, said no one. By choosing foods that had minimal contact with plastics, participants in a study saw a significant decrease in their levels of phthalates, bisphenols and other chemicals. Less plastic is good for us and the Earth.
www.ehn.org/food-low-pla...
Minimizing food contact with plastics may help rapidly decrease exposure to some toxic chemicals, study finds
In a recent trial published in Nature Medicine, researchers replaced the diet and personal care products of 60 Australians with low-plastic alternatives and found that participants’ levels of plastic ...
www.ehn.org
May 17, 2026 at 10:47 PM
#ResistanceEarth
This is surprising, said no one. By choosing foods that had minimal contact with plastics, participants in a study saw a significant decrease in their levels of phthalates, bisphenols and other chemicals. Less plastic is good for us and the Earth.
www.ehn.org/food-low-pla...
This is surprising, said no one. By choosing foods that had minimal contact with plastics, participants in a study saw a significant decrease in their levels of phthalates, bisphenols and other chemicals. Less plastic is good for us and the Earth.
www.ehn.org/food-low-pla...
With this agreement, we want to:
❌ Ban the use of harmful chemicals such as PFAS, endocrine disruptors, and bisphenols.
💻 Ensure better use of digital tools to prevent unsafe toys in the EU.
🧸 Enable toy manufacturers to compete equally and fairly.
Find out more: europa.eu/!3HHbYm
❌ Ban the use of harmful chemicals such as PFAS, endocrine disruptors, and bisphenols.
💻 Ensure better use of digital tools to prevent unsafe toys in the EU.
🧸 Enable toy manufacturers to compete equally and fairly.
Find out more: europa.eu/!3HHbYm
April 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
With this agreement, we want to:
❌ Ban the use of harmful chemicals such as PFAS, endocrine disruptors, and bisphenols.
💻 Ensure better use of digital tools to prevent unsafe toys in the EU.
🧸 Enable toy manufacturers to compete equally and fairly.
Find out more: europa.eu/!3HHbYm
❌ Ban the use of harmful chemicals such as PFAS, endocrine disruptors, and bisphenols.
💻 Ensure better use of digital tools to prevent unsafe toys in the EU.
🧸 Enable toy manufacturers to compete equally and fairly.
Find out more: europa.eu/!3HHbYm
Receipts can contain toxic chemicals like bisphenols, but safer receipts are possible when we advocate for healthier alternatives in states like WA & encourage companies nationwide to move away from harmful bisphenols.
With this approach we can protect the health of workers & consumers everywhere!
With this approach we can protect the health of workers & consumers everywhere!
Toxic-free receipts: The fight to eliminate bisphenols from everyday transactions - Toxic-Free Future
Toxic-Free Future has a long history of fighting bisphenols—potent hormone-disrupting chemicals put into plastics (polycarbonate), food and drink can liners, and thermal receipt paper. And after years...
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April 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Receipts can contain toxic chemicals like bisphenols, but safer receipts are possible when we advocate for healthier alternatives in states like WA & encourage companies nationwide to move away from harmful bisphenols.
With this approach we can protect the health of workers & consumers everywhere!
With this approach we can protect the health of workers & consumers everywhere!
“Low-plastic diet and urinary levels of plastic-associated phthalates and bisphenols: the randomized controlled PERTH Trial.” Published April 21, 2026, Nature Medicine www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Low-plastic diet and urinary levels of plastic-associated phthalates and bisphenols: the randomized controlled PERTH Trial - Nature Medicine
Urinary levels of plastics-associated phthalates and bisphenols chemicals were associated with cardiometabolic risk biomarkers and can be lowered by reducing plastic use in food and personal-care prod...
www.nature.com
May 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
“Low-plastic diet and urinary levels of plastic-associated phthalates and bisphenols: the randomized controlled PERTH Trial.” Published April 21, 2026, Nature Medicine www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Consumer Reports found phthalates in nearly every food that was tested, often at high levels, and with no difference based on packaging type or food type. The highest phthalate levels were found in an organic food>
www.food-safety.com/articles/914...
www.food-safety.com/articles/914...
High Levels of Toxic Plasticizers Phthalates, Bisphenols Found in Nearly All Foods in U.S.
Recent testing for phthalates and bisphenols like BPA in foods found all but one sample to contain phthalates and 79 percent of samples to contain bisphenols. Phthalates were present at worryingly hig...
www.food-safety.com
January 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Consumer Reports found phthalates in nearly every food that was tested, often at high levels, and with no difference based on packaging type or food type. The highest phthalate levels were found in an organic food>
www.food-safety.com/articles/914...
www.food-safety.com/articles/914...
Plastic manufacturers have switched to other bisphenols, but they may not actually be better
"Considerably less research has been performed on alternative bisphenols, despite that fact that some may be more developmentally toxic than BPA (Kinch et al., 2015)."
"Considerably less research has been performed on alternative bisphenols, despite that fact that some may be more developmentally toxic than BPA (Kinch et al., 2015)."
November 1, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Plastic manufacturers have switched to other bisphenols, but they may not actually be better
"Considerably less research has been performed on alternative bisphenols, despite that fact that some may be more developmentally toxic than BPA (Kinch et al., 2015)."
"Considerably less research has been performed on alternative bisphenols, despite that fact that some may be more developmentally toxic than BPA (Kinch et al., 2015)."
🎉 Great news for children and parents across Europe!
👏 EU legislators have agreed a revised law that bans the most harmful chemicals including EDCs, concerning bisphenols, and #PFAS, in toys.
The deal will have to be adopted by Council and Parliament.
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#ToxicFreeToys
👏 EU legislators have agreed a revised law that bans the most harmful chemicals including EDCs, concerning bisphenols, and #PFAS, in toys.
The deal will have to be adopted by Council and Parliament.
chemtrust.org/wp-content/u...
#ToxicFreeToys
April 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🎉 Great news for children and parents across Europe!
👏 EU legislators have agreed a revised law that bans the most harmful chemicals including EDCs, concerning bisphenols, and #PFAS, in toys.
The deal will have to be adopted by Council and Parliament.
chemtrust.org/wp-content/u...
#ToxicFreeToys
👏 EU legislators have agreed a revised law that bans the most harmful chemicals including EDCs, concerning bisphenols, and #PFAS, in toys.
The deal will have to be adopted by Council and Parliament.
chemtrust.org/wp-content/u...
#ToxicFreeToys
Phthalates and bisphenols, pesticides and PFAS "forever chemicals" have been linked to harms including endocrine (hormone system) disruption, cancers, birth defects, intellectual impairment and obesity.
New research shows toxic chemicals in food systems cost us up to $2.2 trillion a year in health impacts.
Meanwhile the EU Commission wants to destroy our protections against pesticide risks. We can't let this happen, help us👉 friendsoftheearth.eu/news/raise-y...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Meanwhile the EU Commission wants to destroy our protections against pesticide risks. We can't let this happen, help us👉 friendsoftheearth.eu/news/raise-y...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Phthalates and bisphenols, pesticides and PFAS "forever chemicals" have been linked to harms including endocrine (hormone system) disruption, cancers, birth defects, intellectual impairment and obesity.
🥳Good news!
Last night, EU Parliament and Council agreed on a revised 🧸Toy Safety law — including an extension of the generic restriction mechanism to endocrine disruptors, and a ban on bisphenols and #PFAS.
#ToxicFreeToys #ToxicFreeFuture
Last night, EU Parliament and Council agreed on a revised 🧸Toy Safety law — including an extension of the generic restriction mechanism to endocrine disruptors, and a ban on bisphenols and #PFAS.
#ToxicFreeToys #ToxicFreeFuture
🎉 Great news for children and parents across Europe!
👏 EU legislators have agreed a revised law that bans the most harmful chemicals including EDCs, concerning bisphenols, and #PFAS, in toys.
The deal will have to be adopted by Council and Parliament.
chemtrust.org/wp-content/u...
#ToxicFreeToys
👏 EU legislators have agreed a revised law that bans the most harmful chemicals including EDCs, concerning bisphenols, and #PFAS, in toys.
The deal will have to be adopted by Council and Parliament.
chemtrust.org/wp-content/u...
#ToxicFreeToys
April 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🥳Good news!
Last night, EU Parliament and Council agreed on a revised 🧸Toy Safety law — including an extension of the generic restriction mechanism to endocrine disruptors, and a ban on bisphenols and #PFAS.
#ToxicFreeToys #ToxicFreeFuture
Last night, EU Parliament and Council agreed on a revised 🧸Toy Safety law — including an extension of the generic restriction mechanism to endocrine disruptors, and a ban on bisphenols and #PFAS.
#ToxicFreeToys #ToxicFreeFuture
Yet bisphenols and phthalates in plastics ARE endocrine disruptors. These dudes never talk about it. #oilindustry
September 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Yet bisphenols and phthalates in plastics ARE endocrine disruptors. These dudes never talk about it. #oilindustry
🧪 Plastics and falling sperm counts
Experts warn that additives in plastics, like phthalates and bisphenols, are linked to global declines in male fertility. Yet treaty talks to curb them have just collapsed.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
#SciComm #Health #Plastics
Experts warn that additives in plastics, like phthalates and bisphenols, are linked to global declines in male fertility. Yet treaty talks to curb them have just collapsed.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
#SciComm #Health #Plastics
Action needed on plastic additives linked to sperm decline, experts warn
Amid collapse of global pollution treaty, scientists highlight environmental factors causing fertility crisis
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🧪 Plastics and falling sperm counts
Experts warn that additives in plastics, like phthalates and bisphenols, are linked to global declines in male fertility. Yet treaty talks to curb them have just collapsed.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
#SciComm #Health #Plastics
Experts warn that additives in plastics, like phthalates and bisphenols, are linked to global declines in male fertility. Yet treaty talks to curb them have just collapsed.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
#SciComm #Health #Plastics
The EU has banned BPA and other harmful bisphenols in certain food contact materials.
We need the UK to follow suit and protect citizens here from the extensive health impacts linked to these chemicals.
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We need the UK to follow suit and protect citizens here from the extensive health impacts linked to these chemicals.
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The UK’s approach to bisphenols in food packaging isn’t cutting the mustard
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that has long been known to harm human and wildlife health by interfering with our sensitive endocrine system). Exposure to BPA is connected to extensive health impacts...
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February 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The EU has banned BPA and other harmful bisphenols in certain food contact materials.
We need the UK to follow suit and protect citizens here from the extensive health impacts linked to these chemicals.
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We need the UK to follow suit and protect citizens here from the extensive health impacts linked to these chemicals.
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Tomorrow is the final negotiation on the revised EU Toy safety law, and a crucial opportunity to prevent harmful chemicals from being present in children’s toys.
The law must include restrictions on #bisphenols and PFAS, the #foreverchemicals, to properly protect children’s health.
The law must include restrictions on #bisphenols and PFAS, the #foreverchemicals, to properly protect children’s health.
April 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Tomorrow is the final negotiation on the revised EU Toy safety law, and a crucial opportunity to prevent harmful chemicals from being present in children’s toys.
The law must include restrictions on #bisphenols and PFAS, the #foreverchemicals, to properly protect children’s health.
The law must include restrictions on #bisphenols and PFAS, the #foreverchemicals, to properly protect children’s health.
#DYK Chemical exposures before conception can impact fertility and pregnancy outcomes - EHN www.ehn.org/chemical-exp...
Chemical exposures before conception can impact fertility and pregnancy outcomes, study finds
According to a recent study published by Environmental Research, exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals such as bisphenols and phthalates may impact a couple’s ability to conceive.In short: Precon...
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June 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
#DYK Chemical exposures before conception can impact fertility and pregnancy outcomes - EHN www.ehn.org/chemical-exp...
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment
Scientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that help underpin the current food system are driving increased rates of cancer, neurodevelopmental conditions and infertility, while degrading the foundations of global agriculture.
The health burden from phthalates, bisphenols, pesticides and Pfas “forever chemicals” amounts to up to $2.2tn a year – roughly as much as the profits of the world’s 100 largest publicly listed companies, according to the report published on Wednesday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
Development and child health in a world of synthetic chemicals
🧪A potential association between in utero exposure to bisphenols and childhood behavioral disorder
⚗️Childhood metabolic health is associated with postnatal exposure to phthalates and bisphenols.
🧪A potential association between in utero exposure to bisphenols and childhood behavioral disorder
⚗️Childhood metabolic health is associated with postnatal exposure to phthalates and bisphenols.
Development and child health in a world of synthetic chemicals - Pediatric Research
Pediatric Research - Development and child health in a world of synthetic chemicals
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July 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Development and child health in a world of synthetic chemicals
🧪A potential association between in utero exposure to bisphenols and childhood behavioral disorder
⚗️Childhood metabolic health is associated with postnatal exposure to phthalates and bisphenols.
🧪A potential association between in utero exposure to bisphenols and childhood behavioral disorder
⚗️Childhood metabolic health is associated with postnatal exposure to phthalates and bisphenols.
Diet isn't the only thing that affects the human microbiome
Environmental chemicals do as well, including "bisphenols, phthalates, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, and pesticides"
Environmental chemicals do as well, including "bisphenols, phthalates, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, and pesticides"
November 1, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Diet isn't the only thing that affects the human microbiome
Environmental chemicals do as well, including "bisphenols, phthalates, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, and pesticides"
Environmental chemicals do as well, including "bisphenols, phthalates, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, and pesticides"
Pls share peer reviewed citations showing receipts leach microplastics*--rather than bisphenols, which are not plastic but found in many plastics, incl thermal receipts--are then derma absorbed.
*Misinfo incl not getting things quite right.
*Misinfo incl not getting things quite right.
December 31, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Pls share peer reviewed citations showing receipts leach microplastics*--rather than bisphenols, which are not plastic but found in many plastics, incl thermal receipts--are then derma absorbed.
*Misinfo incl not getting things quite right.
*Misinfo incl not getting things quite right.
#ResistanceEarth
Worried about the risk of microplastics, phthalates, bisphenols and other chemicals? Dr. Leonard Trasande, an environmental health expert, offers tips for reducing exposure in your food, laundry, cleaning supplies, baby ad child items, and more.
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Worried about the risk of microplastics, phthalates, bisphenols and other chemicals? Dr. Leonard Trasande, an environmental health expert, offers tips for reducing exposure in your food, laundry, cleaning supplies, baby ad child items, and more.
nyulangone.org/news/seven-t...
Seven Tips for Reducing Your Exposure to Microplastics & Plastic Additives
NYU Langone researcher Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP, provides steps for reducing exposure to microplastics and plastic additives such as phthalates. Learn more.
nyulangone.org
March 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
#ResistanceEarth
Worried about the risk of microplastics, phthalates, bisphenols and other chemicals? Dr. Leonard Trasande, an environmental health expert, offers tips for reducing exposure in your food, laundry, cleaning supplies, baby ad child items, and more.
nyulangone.org/news/seven-t...
Worried about the risk of microplastics, phthalates, bisphenols and other chemicals? Dr. Leonard Trasande, an environmental health expert, offers tips for reducing exposure in your food, laundry, cleaning supplies, baby ad child items, and more.
nyulangone.org/news/seven-t...
How might reducing our exposure to EDCs such as phthalates, bisphenols, and parabens improve markers of hormonal health and create ripple effects on our overall quality of life?
Today, Nate is joined by Dr. Shanna Swan and Sian Sutherland to discuss Shanna’s new documentary, The Plastic Detox, where six couples struggling with infertility undergo a ‘plastic intervention’ with the hope of getting pregnant.
www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/real...
www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/real...
March 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM
How might reducing our exposure to EDCs such as phthalates, bisphenols, and parabens improve markers of hormonal health and create ripple effects on our overall quality of life?