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Ignoring plastic health impact “delusional”, say leading health scientists

The Plastic Health Council was joined by Plastic Soup Foundation, A Plastic Planet, Earth Action, Greenpeace, BreakFreeFromPlastic at INC 5 in Busan in calling for a robust Treaty that cuts plastic production to shield future generations from the impact of plastic and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) entering human bodies.

Leading scientists and campaigners have today warned governments that ignoring the impact of plastic on human health is “delusional” at the final round of negotiations for a UN Global Plastic Treaty.

The event marked the release of ‘Scientists Speak Out’, a film produced by Plastic Soup Foundation. The documentary interviews leading health scientist, Professor Thais Mauad, University of Sao Paulo, who discovered the presence of plastic in the brain in the world-first discovery this year.