Microplastics, phthalates, BPA and PFAS are all around us. What to know about these potentially toxic substances, how they ...

Bottlenose dolphins leapt and torpedoed through the shallow turquoise waters off Florida’s Sarasota Bay. Then, a research ...

Some of the plastic additives, such as bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalic esters (phthalates), are known as endocrine disruptors, which block the natural functions of hormones once they are in the ...

Plasticizers have been detected all over the environment, including in the air and food. Here's how they could impact your ...

Plasticizers — the most common of which are called phthalates — are used to make plastic more flexible and more durable. They’re so widely used that they show up inside almost all of us ...

Toxicology expert Dr Yvonne Burkart has warned against ever microwaving your food in plastic containers - and the reason ...

And the label may not list all the chemicals to watch for-- BPA, BPS, and phthalates. The best way to cut your exposure is to avoid plastic. Stay away from bottled water. Drink out of glass or ...

The chemical phthalate, a type of "plasticizer" used in plastic manufacturing that makes the material more flexible and durable, was found in all but one of the 85 common food items tested.

However, she responded: "That's great, but it's still plastic." Dr Burkart closed: "It's still microplastic. It's still nanoplastic releasing. And it probably has phthalates [a group of chemicals that ...