"Our research shows that eating fast food can increase phthalate levels in the body. Communities of color and low-income communities may be particularly vulnerable since they often live in neighborhoods with fewer healthy food options.”

Ami Zota, ScD, MS, Assistant Professor, George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health

"Doctors in the U.S. and around the world agree that exposure to toxic chemicals such as phthalates threatens the health of our children.”

Robert Gould, MD, Associate Adjunct Professor, University of California San Francisco, Past President of Physicians for Social Responsibility

"Phthalates can disrupt a child's hormone system before it has fully developed. Since they have no nutrient value and safer alternatives exist, phthalates should be eliminated from our foods."

Yolanda Whyte, MD, Pediatrician and Board member of Physicians for Social Responsibility, Florida and Environmental Community Action

"Our research documents that phthalates are in virtually every pregnant woman in the U.S."

Tracey J. Woodruff, PhD, MPH, Professor and Director, University of California San Francisco Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment

"Phthalates are ubiquitous chemicals, found in hundreds of personal care, food preparation and cleaning products. As an obstetrician gynecologist I am worried about their link to birth defects, with developmental or reproductive impacts."

Jeanne Conry, MD, PhD, Past President, The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

"Phthalates can harm the brain development of young children and are linked to learning challenges, ADHD and impulsivity. The most vulnerable, including children and pregnant women, are consuming these chemicals in the food they eat."

Tracy Gregoire, Healthy Children Project Coordinator, Learning Disabilities Association of America