Phthalates: toxicology and food safety - a review

Přemysl Mikula, Zdeňka Svobodová and Miriam Smutná
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Přemysl Mikula: Department of Veterinary Public Health and Toxicology and
Zdeňka Svobodová: Department of Veterinary Public Health and Toxicology and
Miriam Smutná: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2005, vol. 23, issue 6, 217-223

Abstract: Phthalates are organic substances used mainly as plasticisers in the manufacture of plastics. They are ubiquitous in the environment. Although tests in rodents have demonstrated numerous negative effects of phthalates, it is still unclear whether the exposure to phthalates may also damage human health. This paper describes phthalate toxicity and toxicokinetics, explains the mechanisms of phthalate action, and outlines the issues relating to the presence of phthalates in foods.

Keywords: di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate; dibutyl phthalate; peroxisome proliferators; reproductive toxicity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.17221/3394-CJFS

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