Endocrine Disruptors
latest news & developments
What’s in your pad? Study sparks debate over chemical exposure in hygiene products
Manufacturers and industry groups argue that endocrine-disrupting chemicals in menstrual products are present at extremely low levels and do not compromise safety
Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in South African sanitary pads and pantyliners, study finds
Chemicals linked to fertility problems and cancer were detected in all sanitary pads and pantyliners tested
How nutrition, mental health and food choices fuel South Africa’s obesity crisis
We need to use our bodies as they were intended and eat the food for which they were designed
Scientists find microplastics in women’s placentas
Researchers are concerned that the plastic particles in the placenta, which provides the foetus with oxygen and nutrients, could potentially harm its development