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Toxic Baby Bottles (2007)
Scientific study finds leaching chemicals in clear plastic baby bottles
Written by Rachel L. Gibson
ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER
This study analyzes the extent to which five popular brands of baby bottles leach bisphenol A, a developmental, neural, and reproductive toxicant, into liquids coming into contact with them.
They found that all five brands leach bisphenol A at dangerous levels found to cause harm in numerous laboratory animal studies.
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