Diet and Cancer Prevention

Toxic Fish Compound Ends Up in Breast Milk
Researchers in Japan have found high concentrations of the chemical polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), which is used as a flame retardant, in mother's milk and marine life. PBDE generates a substance similar to dioxin, a known carcinogen and endocrine disrupter.

The study showed that fish and shellfish living closest to the shore carried the highest concentrations of PBDE. Not surprisingly, researchers also found higher concentrations in the milk of women who consume a large amount of fish. There is no regulation on PBDEs, and Japanese manufacturers continue to produce 50,000 tons of it each year.

The Japanese Times. June 21, 2000.

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