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Description :
Ethylparaben is an ethyl ester and a member of the paraben family. It has a role as an antimicrobial food preservative and an antifungal agent.
Sources of Exposure: Food preservatives, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food packaging
Health Impacts: Parabens have been recently reported to have estrogenic activity in yeast cells and animal models, meaning it acts like natural estrogen in the body and could disrupt hormone function. This affects male and female reproductive system functioning, reproductive development, fertility, and birth outcomes.
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Pubchem: Ethylparaben (Accessed December 2020) Byford, J.R. et al., 2002EWG: What Are Parabens, and Why Don’t They Belong in Cosmetics? (Accessed April 20, 2021)