Some phthalates are developmental and reproductive toxicants in animals. Exposure to
phthalates is considered to be potentially harmful to human health as well. Based on a …

Food can never be entirely safe. Food safety is threatened by numerous pathogens that
cause a variety of foodborne diseases, algal toxins that cause mostly acute disease, and …

Total daily intakes of diethyl phthalate (DEP), di (n-butyl) phthalate (DnBP), di (isobutyl)
phthalate (DiBP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBzP) and di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) were …

Several phthalate esters have been linked to the Phthalate Syndrome, affecting male
reproductive development when administered to pregnant rats during in utero sexual …

Breast cancer risk has both heritable and environment/lifestyle components. The heritable
component is a small contribution (5–27%), leaving the majority of risk to environment (eg …

The decline in semen quality has been the subject of an animated debate. A recent
prospective study now irrefutably shows a decline in semen quality in men from Finland, a …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous chemicals that may occur naturally
(eg, phytoestrogens), while others are industrial substances and plasticizers commonly …

Ruminal impaction due to plastic materials is a condition, in which indigestible plastic
foreign bodies accumulate in the rumen of ruminants leading to ruminal impaction …

External genitalia development occurs through a combination of hormone independent,
hormone dependent, and endocrine pathways. Perturbation of these pathways can lead to …

Toxicological studies of defined chemical mixtures assist human health risk assessment by
establishing how chemicals interact with one another to induce an effect. This paper reviews …