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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

Chemicals leaching from everyday plastic objects may affect your child’s behaviour, study finds

Chemicals leaching from everyday plastic objects like baby bottles could be linked to behavioural changes in young children, a new study has warned.

Scientists tracked the effects of real-world exposure to two kinds of chemicals that have become widespread in the past decade in plastics, food packaging, cosmetics and personal-care products.

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