{"id":8695,"date":"2011-01-19T05:56:21","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T12:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/?p=8695"},"modified":"2011-01-31T17:58:31","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T00:58:31","slug":"banned-toxic-chemicals-found-in-100-percent-of-pregnant-women-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/banned-toxic-chemicals-found-in-100-percent-of-pregnant-women-new-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Banned Toxic Chemicals Found in 100 Percent of Pregnant Women – New Study"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Mike Adams
\nNatural News
\nJanuary 17, 2011<\/p>\n

(NaturalNews) A new study from the University of California<\/a>, San Francisco reveals that 100 percent of expectant mothers (sample size = 268) are contaminated with highly toxic synthetic chemicals. The study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, concluded, \u201cCertain PCBs, organochlorine pesticides, PFCs, phenols, PBDEs, phthalates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and perchlorate were detected in 99 to 100% of pregnant women.\u201d<\/p>\n

These chemicals are known to exhibit various harmful effects on human biology, covering everything from neurological and infertility problems to cancer and hormonal disorders. Many of the chemicals found in these women have been banned for not just years, but decades.<\/p>\n

Where do all these chemicals come from? Pesticides are sprayed on crops, of course, and the new so-called \u201cFood Safety\u201d bill passed by Congress does absolutely nothing to reduce pesticide levels of food (that\u2019s not part of their definition of \u201csafety,\u201d apparently). In addition, S.510 actually places a new burden on U.S. farmers, shifting the competitive advantage to food importations from countries where the most toxic pesticides are still legal to use. (Yes, farms outside the U.S. can spray DDT on their crops, then import them into the USA for consumption.)<\/p>\n

Phthalates are chemical plasticizers. Pharmaceutical pills are often coated with phthalates to give them a shiny finish. They\u2019re also used in children\u2019s toys, medical devices, personal care products, sunscreens and even sex toys. On the personal care side, phthalates are found<\/a> in perfumes, eye shadow, liquid soap, nail polish and hair spray.<\/p>\n

Phthalates are known as \u201cendocrine disruptors\u201d because they interfere with normal endocrine system function \u2014 potentially leading to obesity and birth defects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Perchlorate, also known as the \u201crocket fuel chemical,\u201d is used in the manufacture of automobile airbags and other vehicle parts. It\u2019s also present in many fireworks, and is frequently found contaminating the water supply.<\/p>\n

We could go on with more details, but here\u2019s the point: We live in a toxic stew of synthetic chemicals \u2014 chemicals that the plastics industry and the American Chemistry Council tend to say are all completely harmless, of course. The FDA allows thousands of other chemicals to be used in food and personal care products, and the processed food manufacturers inject an alarming array of toxic chemicals into their foods (and food packaging materials).<\/p>\n

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