Efforts To Phase Out Chemical Used In Nonstick Coatings May Have Resulted In Fewer US Babies Being Born Underweight,

reports that efforts to “phase out” perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), “a chemical used in nonstick coatings, have resulted in fewer US babies being born underweight in recent years,” researchers concluded after analyzing “blood samples of new mothers that were gathered between 2003 and 2014 as part of a national health study.” The findings were published in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/11/28/epa-curb-on-nonstick-chemical-may-have-reduced-number-of-babies-with-low-birth-weight/?utm_term=.6b3dc4d1041e