August 2015 saw the release of the study “Breastfeeding as an Exposure Pathway for Perfluorinated Alkylates” 1 and reports on the finding such as “Breastfeeding exposes babies to water- and stain-proofing chemicals” . These gave rise to sensationalist articles with headlines such as “Breastfeeding can expose babies to toxic chemicals: study links it to cancer, low immunity” and questions such as “How toxic is your breastmilk?” IBFAN therefore sent a letter to the authors of the study and reports, to Dr Philippe Grandjean and to Dr. Brian Bienkowski
see the letter to the Dr Philippe Grandjean and to Dr. Brian Bienkowski
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