Synthetic Estrogen Contaminating Popular Plastic Packaging: Study

Image: Plastic Bottles (2007) by photographic artist Chris Jordan Not only is plastic the ubiquitous bane of modern consumerist lifestyles, it’s also increasingly seen as a potential health hazard. Fact: we now know that hard plastic polycarbonate water bottles, canned food and soda pop linings contain the “genderbender” chemical bisphenol A, which hormonally mimics estrogen. Now German resear...