Exposure to chemicals found in common plastics increases health risks across the human life cycle and is a “red flag for the world”, experts have warned. A collaboration between international research organisation JBI, at the University of Adelaide, and the Minderoo Foundation has consolidated vast amounts of research into a single source that pinpoints a wide range of alarming risks to health. ”This research categorically proves that none of the examined chemicals – which are found in plastic items people use every single day and are known to infiltrate our bodies – can be considered safe,” Professor Sarah Dunlop, Minderoo Foundation’s Head of Plastics and Human Health, said.
”This is a red flag for the world. We must minimise our exposure to these plastic chemicals, as well as the many that haven’t yet been assessed for human health outcomes but are known to be toxic.”.
