We took those results and initiated litigation against 84 plastic socks brands, including Adidas, Champion, GAP, Hanes, New Balance and Reebok. It is important to note that when CEH tested socks made from different blends of polyester, cotton and spandex, high levels of BPA were found only in the socks made from polyester with spandex. Exposure to these chemicals during critical periods of development can increase the risk of adverse health outcomes such as developmental harm, early onset of puberty, alteration of the development of reproductive organs, harmful effects on immune system function and metabolic disorders. Research has shown that early life exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals like BPA can increase the risk of infants developing a range of diseases during childhood and later in adulthood. Hormone-mimicking chemicals can cause nearly every negative health outcome you can think of. They can tell a woman to go into menopause at age 25. Hormones tell a child when to go into puberty. Socks are worn for hours at a time, so it is concerning to find such high levels of BPA, particularly in those made for babies and children.īPA mimics human hormones, the chemical messengers that tell our bodies what to do. Studies have shown that BPA can be absorbed through your skin. Through months of testing, we at the Center for Environmental Health have learned that even small clothing items like socks made for babies, children and adults can be loaded with BPA - up to 31 times the safe limit under California environmental law. Like fish in water, we are surrounded by petrochemicals we cannot see.
As a result, plastics, and their health impacts, are increasingly ubiquitous. Its plan is to replace some of the profits historically made from selling oil and gas for fuel, with profits made by selling oil and gas as feedstock for increasing amounts of plastics, fertilizers and other petrochemical-based products. It is a source of global warming.īig Oil fears that demand for fossil fuels is flattening as the economy moves toward electric vehicles and renewable energy sources. Producing these synthetic fibers has a profound impact on our climate. But the reality is more than 60% of our clothes are made with synthetic textiles derived from oil - textiles like acrylic, nylon and polyester. When we think about fossil fuels and climate change, we don’t think about the clothing we wear. More than 60% of our clothes are made with synthetic textiles derived from oil - textiles like nylon and polyester.
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