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PFAS, Personal Care Products & Infants
Results of a study published in Environment International suggest that the use of personal care products (PCPs) increases plasma levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) among pregnant women, as well as PFAS levels in the milk of lactating women living in Canada. The data for this study was provided by the Maternal-Infant Research on…
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Maternal Egg Consumption & Infant Allergies
Recently published in JAMA Network Open were the results of a randomized clinical trial examining the effects of maternal consumption of eggs during the early neonatal period on the subsequent development of egg allergy. As noted in this article, food allergies have been estimated to affect at least 10% of children, with egg allergies present…