Pediatricians To Feds: Protect Kids From Toxic Chemicals
It seems like every week there's another scary-sounding chemical intruding into our lives: Bisphenol A in baby bottles, phthalates in plastic food containers, PBDE flame retardants in furniture and electronics, trclosan in soaps and shampoos.
But good luck trying to figure if those chemicals actually put your family at risk.
Pediatricians To Feds: Protect Kids From Toxic Chemicals : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
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The pediatricians want chemicals to be tested for safety before they come on the market, the way prescription drugs are now. They also want to see a post-market surveillance system, like there is for medications, so that if health problems do start cropping up, there's a way to monitor them and respond. Most of all, they want the feds to recognize that chemicals may pose very different threats to children than they do to adults.
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