The ‘Safer’ Plastics Designed to Replace BPA May Be Just as Bad for You: What’s in Your Water Bottle?

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Kendra Pierre-Louis A chemical called BHPF—found in some Ê»BPA-Freeʼ plastics—may cause harmful outcomes in mice, according to a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications. … In recent years, BHPF has shown up in all sorts of adhesives and plastic materials—everywhere from the aerospace and automobile industry to coatings used to protect floors. … Because BPA […]