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TOXICOLOGY: Panel Finds No Proof That Phthalates Harm Infant Reproductive Systems
Jocelyn Kaiser
An expert panel convened by the U.S. government has thrown cold water on a widely publicized study suggesting that hormonelike chemicals in consumer products are warping the reproductive systems of baby boys.