Household plastics to blame for asthma, say scientists

Chemicals found in clingfilm, plastic bottles and nail polish are to blame for the increased prevalence of childhood allergies, according to scientists.

Researchers in Sweden and Denmark have found that high concentrations of phthalates - organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen that are added to PVC to soften it, appear to increase children's susceptibility to asthma. They have also linked the chemicals to two other allergic conditions: eczema and rhinitis.

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