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Plastics pose ‘urgent threat’ to children’s lifelong health, major review warns

Scientists say chemicals in everything from food packaging to bath products cause lasting health damage and call for urgent global action

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A young girl drinks water from a plastic water bottle

A sweeping new review warns that chemicals in common plastics pose serious and lasting health risks to children, from before birth through adulthood.