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2011 EU bans BPA in baby bottles
National Toxicology Program hosts meeting on diabetes and obesity
Thayer, K. A., Heindel, J. J., Bucher, J. R., & Gallo, M. A. (2012). Role of environmental chemicals in diabetes and obesity: a National Toxicology Program workshop review. Environmental health perspectives, 120(6), 779–789.
European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and the Pediatric Endocrine Society statement:
Skakkebaek, N. E., Toppari, J., Söder, O., Gordon, C. M., Divall, S., & Draznin, M. (2011). The exposure of fetuses and children to endocrine disrupting chemicals: a European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) and Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES) call to action statement. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 96(10), 3056–3058.
Dr. Michele Marcus finds increased risk of miscarriage in women exposed to PBB in utero:
Small CM, Murray D, Terrell M, Marcus M. Reproductive outcomes among women exposed to a brominated flame retardant in utero. Arch Environ Occup Health 2011; 66(4):201-8.
This paper contributed to changing flammability standards so that flame retardants were no longer needed in furniture and baby products:
Stapleton, H. M., Klosterhaus, S., Keller, A., Ferguson, P. L., Van Bergen, S., Cooper, E., … & Blum, A. (2011). Identification of flame retardants in polyurethane foam collected from baby products. Environmental Science & Technology, 45(12), 5323-5331.