EPA deems perchlorate levels safe, but advocacy group says public is at risk. April 3, 2009— -- When a parent puts a bottle of baby formula to a child's lips, the parent might not know exactly ...

Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what's considered a safe dose for adults if mixed with water also contaminated with the ...

Perchlorate, a chemical used in rocket fuel, plastic and other substances, has been found in common grocery store and fast foods—with the highest levels in baby and kid foods—and previous research has ...

CDC researchers have found trace levels of perchlorate, a strong oxidizer best known for its use in rocket fuel, in several brands of powdered infant formula sold in the U.S. The highest levels of the ...

This article was originally published on the website of the Toxicology Education Foundation. Perchlorate is an inorganic ion containing one chlorine atom bound to four oxygen atoms in a tetrahedral ...

We identified four general types of PIF by their package labeling, including bovine milk-based with lactose, soy-based, bovine milk-based lactose-free (referred to solely as lactose-free for the ...

Warning that babies are especially vulnerable, a federal panel of scientists has lambasted the Environmental Protection Agency’s health goal for a toxic chemical that has widely contaminated drinking ...

Besides its potential to cause endocrine system and reproductive problems, perchlorate is considered a “likely human carcinogen” by the EPA Perchlorate is both a naturally occurring and man-made ...

Perchlorate is a chemical that’s used in things like rocket fuel, explosives, road flares, and fireworks. Small amounts of it can also form naturally in dry states in the Southwest. It has no color or ...

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency must regulate perchlorate, reversing a Trump-era rollback on a drinking water contaminant linked to brain damage in ...

Exposure to a chemical called perchlorate may be unsafe for pregnant women and their unborn children, according to a new study. Perchlorate, which is found in everything from fireworks to fertilizers, ...