Food Packaging and Bisphenol A and Bis(2-Ethyhexyl) Phthalate Exposure: Findings from a Dietary Intervention
Author(s) -
Ruthann A. Rudel,
Janet Gray,
Connie Engel,
Teresa W. Rawsthorne,
Robin E. Dodson,
Janet M. Ackerman,
Jeanne Rizzo,
Janet L. Nudelman,
Julia Green Brody
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1003170
Subject(s) - phthalate , urine , bisphenol a , food science , food packaging , benzhydryl compounds , urinary system , chemistry , toxicology , medicine , biology , endocrinology , organic chemistry , epoxy
Bisphenol A (BPA) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) are high-production-volume chemicals used in plastics and resins for food packaging. They have been associated with endocrine disruption in animals and in some human studies. Human exposure sources have been estimated, but the relative contribution of dietary exposure to total intake has not been studied empirically.
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