phthalate

Only downside is that the cap is made out of polypropylene, but polypropylene is apparently BPA, BPS, and phthalate free.

This means actual phthalate levels could be higher than reported.

For example, what if people who eat poorly, mainly consuming prepackaged junk food have higher phthalate levels?

Someone made an ML model that said what any competent chemist could tell you by looking at a phthalate.

Edit: having now looked at the paper, they're discussing one specific chemical (bezyl butyl phthalate) which is actually quite polar.

Seems odd that two different flavors of the same product would have different phthalate content?

Moreover, phthalate plasticizers have been found to have bad effects on human health.

McD tested high for phthalates, phthalate substitutes, and even sometimes for bisphenols.

There are phthalate-free options for soap and shampoo, and a quick google search indicates the perfume industry is starting to offer more products without phthalates.

I don’t think that there is so much geographical difference in phthalate exposure.

The vast majority were onboard for paraben/phthalate free products made from plant based ingredients, but the no plastic issue was not something people felt strongly about at all.

I'll keep my eye out for a future Heartland Institute article on phthalate exposure from plastics and the DNA damage / cancers caused being a good thing!

In the 1980's the phthalate I would see the most of was "di-octyl phthalate", known as DOP.

It was mostly di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate since the "octanol" that formed the diester was usually 2-ethylhexanol, not much n-octanol involved.

You can't just say "squeeze between hydrophobic polymers", as if that's a single thing, and therefore any such "hydrophobic polymer" will be vulnerable to a phthalate.

Phthalate plasticizers ought to be banned for use in domestic products.