Food packaging and bisphenol A and bis(2-ethyhexyl) phthalate exposure: Findings from a dietary intervention

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 914-920

  Rudel, Ruthann A ^a   Gray, Janet M ^b,c   Engel, Connie L ^b   Rawsthorne, Teresa W ^d   Dodson, Robin E ^a   Ackerman, Janet M ^a   Rizzo, Jeanne ^b   Nudelman, Janet L ^b   Brody, Julia Green ^a  

^a Silent Spring Institute   (United States)

^b Breast Cancer Fund   (United States)

^c VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^d AXYS Analytical Services Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canned foods; Diet; Endocrine disruptor; Exposure; Food packaging; Intervention design; Pharmacokinetics; Phthalates; Plastics

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; MONO(2 ETHYL 5 HYDROXYHEXYL)PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PLASTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNED FOOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79960045455     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1003170     Document Type: Article

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