Latest Endocrine disruptors Stories
Hoses Can Leach Phthalates and BPA into Water, Study Finds ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- High levels of hazardous chemicals were found in garden hoses for the second year in a row. Researchers at the Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center found phthalates and the toxic chemical BPA in the water of a new hose that had been sitting outside in the sun for just two days. Findings include BPA levels of 0.34 to 0.91 ppm in the hose water, a level that is 3 to 9 times...
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter sent last week, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius was urged to expedite release of a draft updated Federal fish consumer advisory for public comment. Forty members of the research and environmental health advocacy community signed the letter, including prominent scientists, a former head of FDA and organizations including Consumers Union, NRDC, Environmental Defense, Sierra Club, Environmental...
Rice imported from certain countries contains high levels of lead that could pose health risks, particularly for infants and children, who are especially sensitive to lead's effects, and adults of Asian heritage who consume large amounts of rice, scientists said here today. Their research, which found some of the highest lead levels in baby food, was among almost 12,000 reports scheduled for the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest...
PetArmor® Launches New PetArmorPro(TM) Advanced for Significantly Less than Frontline® Plus YARDLEY, Pa., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With winter weather finally behind us and spring in full swing, today PetArmor(®) introduced PetArmorPro(TM)( )Advanced, a new topical flea and tick treatment. PetArmorPro(TM) Advanced contains the same No.1 vet-recommended active ingredient, fipronil, found in Frontline(®) Plus, but combines it with an additional active ingredient. Together,...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online An environmental group has leveled a lawsuit against a group of baby food makers aimed at forcing the companies to put warning labels on products sold in California. Gerber Products, Del Monte Foods, Beech-Nut Nutrition and other baby foods and juices are being sued by the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) for selling products that contain lead at levels that require warning labels under California Proposition 65. However, lawyers...
TEL-AVIV, Israel and PASADENA, Texas, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Makhteshim Agan of North America (MANA) and Control Solutions, Inc. [http://www.controlsolutionsinc.com ] (CSI) announced today that on March 22, 2013, the companies filed a contempt of court suit against BASF with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina for violating an October 27, 2010 Consent Judgment as it relates to the longstanding fipronil patent infringement case between...
TEL-AVIV, Israel and PASADENA, Texas, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruling reaffirms MAI's right to manufacture, market and sell Fipronil based products The Federal Circuit decision confirms that customers can continue to use the Taurus[TM]product as per the labeled instructions Makhteshim Agan Group [http://www.ma-industries.com ] (MAI) and Control Solutions, Inc....
In February, 2013 the World Health Organization released a study documenting the alarming effects of products that contain endocrine disruptors, which can range from the natural (phytoestrogens in soy) to the chemical (BPA, phthalates). Find out key ingredients to avoid, and simple steps to avoid them. Half Moon Bay, CA (PRWEB) March 13, 2013 Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that may interfere with the body’s hormonal balance and produce adverse developmental, reproductive,...
Infant girls exposed to high levels of the pesticide DDT while still inside the womb are three times more likely to develop hypertension when they become adults, according to a new study led by the University of California, Davis. Previous studies have shown that adults exposed to DDT (dichlorodiplhenyltrichloroethane) are at an increased risk of high blood pressure. But this study, published online March 12 in Environmental Health Perspectives, is the first to link prenatal DDT exposure...
Lead investigator says discovery is cause for concern, not alarm Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have discovered phthalates, industrial chemicals, in common foods purchased in the United States. Phthalates can be found in a variety of products and food packaging material, child-care articles and medical devices. “Although it’s not completely understood how phthalates get into our food, packaging may be a contributor to the levels of...
