You may not realize it, but you likely encounter phthalates every day. These chemicals are found in many plastics, including food packaging, and they can migrate into food products during processing.

Custom vinyl compounds supplier Sylvin Technologies Inc. (Denver, PA) cites the growing demand for phthalate-free polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as reason for the introduction of its 2910 vinyl compound ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images (Getty Images/iStockphoto) There has been a lot of discussion over the past few years about phthalates, aka ...

Phthalates are a group of chemicals used in a multitude of consumer products, such as food packaging and cosmetics, whose primary purpose is to make plastic more durable. However, their ubiquitous ...

A new study has linked preconception exposure to phthalates to women’s reproductive health. Identifying how phthalates decrease the odds of getting pregnant, mess with important reproductive hormones, ...

Expectant mothers exposed to certain chemicals are more likely to deliver their children prematurely, according to a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics — the largest on the topic to ...

Phthalates are harmful chemicals found in many plastics, cosmetics, and food that are linked to hormone changes and early death. Processed foods are especially likely to contain phthalates absorbed ...

Phthalates are chemical compounds found in many everyday consumer products, such as plastic food packaging, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) articles, and certain cleaning or cosmetic products. They are ...

A Rutgers researcher was part of a National Institutes of Health study that found pregnant women who were exposed to chemical compounds known as phthalates during pregnancy had an increased risk of ...

Pregnant women who were exposed to multiple phthalates during pregnancy had an increased risk of preterm birth, according to new research by the National Institutes of Health. Phthalates are chemicals ...

As Mary Poppins once said, a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. But what about a spoonful of plastic and chemicals? That's what many people are unknowingly swallowing with their softgel ...

A new study published in February 2020 in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives shows that being exposed to phthalates during intrauterine life is associated with the occurrence of autistic ...