Dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals found in US breast milk samples

A peer-reviewed study of breast milk samples from Seattle mothers found alarming levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals including BPA, BPS, melamine, and triclosan, with 92% of samples contaminated with at least one of these substances. These chemicals pose serious risks to infant development since they interfere with critical hormones and are harmful at very low exposure levels. Researchers emphasize this represents a "widespread, systemic problem" driven by chemical companies' widespread use of these compounds and regulatory failures to restrict them.