Phthalates. Difficult to spell and harder to sound out, this class of compounds would be forgettable if the name didn’t keep popping up in debates over the safety of intravenous-blood bags, food packaging, and children’s toys.
Paul Foster and Eve Mylchreest study abnormalities in male rodents’ reproductive tissue triggered by fetal exposure to phthalates.
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