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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Damien Gayle Environment correspondent

Chemical linked to low sperm count, obesity and cancer found in dummies, tests find

Close up of a sleeping baby in mother's arms
Despite being marketed as ‘BPA-free’, four out of 19 dummies tested positive for traces of the chemical in laboratory experiments. Photograph: Pekic/Getty Images

A chemical linked to impaired sexual development, obesity and cancer has been found in baby dummies manufactured by three big European brands.

Dummies made by the Dutch multinational Philips, the Swiss oral health specialists Curaprox and the French toy brand Sophie la Girafe were found to contain bisphenol A (BPA), according to laboratory testing by dTest, a Czech consumer organisation. Philips said they had carried out subsequent testing and found no BPA, while Sophie la Girafe said the amount found was insignificant.

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