Phthalates aren’t always included on labels, especially with personal care products and vinyl or plastic toys. When they are identified, it’s usually with an acronym like DHEP or DiBP.

A study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry on Sept. 20 also linked phthalates to postpartum depression. The study analyzed data from 2,174 pregnant women and found that while there were no ...

Phthalates — the synthetic chemicals used in everyday products for food packaging, personal care, toys and more — have been linked to abnormal neurological development in infants. Now ...

Exposure to a common phthalate in plastics is linked to over 350,000 heart-related deaths annually. The chemical, DEHP, disrupts hormones and inflames arteries, leading to fatal outcomes. The ...

Prenatal phthalate exposure was also linked with lower levels of the essential amino acid tryptophan, which converts into 5-hydroxytryptophan (or 5-HTP), which then turns into serotonin. Both 5 ...

One way phthalates may do this is by increasing oxidative stress — cell and tissue damage that happens when there are too many unstable molecules in the body — and by promoting inflammation ...

A 2016 study found that fast food lovers had significantly higher phthalate exposure, likely thanks to all the plastics used in processing and packaging these items. Additionally, smarter shopping ...

Your athletic wear could contain high levels of BPA: Here's a list of brands affected 00:22. In several studies, phthalates have been linked to reproductive disorders and genital abnormalities ...

More than a dozen uses of two common phthalates—diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP)—pose health risks to workers from inhalation exposure, the US Environmental Protection ...

Phthalates are a large group of man-made chemicals widely used in everyday consumer products, such as household cleaners, food packaging, toys, cosmetics and personal care products.

The FDA’s recent decision to remove 23 phthalates from food-contact uses while conducting safety assessments on remaining compounds has sparked both industry support for targeted regulation and ...

Phthalates have been linked with abnormal newborn brain development, and a new study has identified a potential reason why.