Can pregnant mothers not use plastic products?

What is a plasticizer? A plasticizer, also known as a “plasticizer,” is not a food additive. It is not added to food, but is added to a plastic product and then migrates into the food with the plastic product. Plasticizers are found in many products, the most common of which is our household plastic wrap.

Plasticizer is not safe?

Many pregnant mothers worry that plasticizers are not safe, but scientific research has found that the acute toxicity of plasticizers is very low. According to its toxic dose, people may not eat so much in their lifetime. There is currently insufficient evidence to suggest that plasticizers can cause cancer in humans.

The main problem with plasticizers is the production of endocrine disrupting effects. For example, in animal experiments, researchers have found that plasticizers can affect the reproductive development of animals and interfere with endocrine. But so far, scientists have not found accurate evidence of its adverse effects on humans, and no corresponding cases have appeared.

What is Bisphenol A? Bisphenol A (BPA) is also a chemical raw material used to synthesize polycarbonate (PC) commonly used in the manufacture of baby bottle bottles. It also has a certain estrogen effect. Bisphenol A is not safe?

From the current point of view, bisphenol A does not affect pregnant mothers and infants. In fact, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has just released a new assessment report on bisphenol A that shows that the current intake of bisphenol A is very low, even if the maximum intake is much lower than the daily allowance. Intake (ADI).

From the current population intake, bisphenol A does not adversely affect human health, including gestation and infants.

5 things to reduce risk

Although from the perspective of risk assessment, plasticizers and bisphenol A do not have much safety problems. However, in order to grow up healthy, the pregnant mother should be cautious. In the pregnancy and early pregnancy, try to minimize the contact with plasticizer and bisphenol A to reduce the risk. It is recommended to start from the following aspects:

1. Plastic products should not be used to store or store foods with high fat content. Because the plasticizer and bisphenol A are fat-soluble substances, they are easily dissolved in the fat.

2. Do not heat plastic products unless they are specifically marked as "available in microwave ovens" or indicate a temperature that can be tolerated.

3. Try to buy plastic products that regular manufacturers sell in regular stores. Compared with three non-products and informal stores, product quality and safety will have more guarantees.

4. If you are really worried about plastic products, you can replace some plastic products in your home with other materials. For example, you can replace plastic chopsticks with iron chopsticks and plastic cups with stainless steel vacuum flasks.

5. Bisphenol A is also present in the shopping receipts, and the pregnant mother should have as little contact as possible. This also reminds us that other substances may also be exposed to bisphenol A, so it is necessary to develop the habit of washing hands frequently, especially before eating.

Plasticizer, bisphenol A non-accumulation There is currently no scientific evidence that these two substances have accumulation (that is, they cannot accumulate more), and most of them are excreted in two days. Generally speaking, plasticizers and bisphenol A are all pollutants that are “fast-moving and incapable of being stored”, and are not the same as heavy metal pollutants with relatively strong accumulation.