July 2026 updatesLa Fondation Minderoo, en collaboration avec le JBI de l'université d'Adélaïde, a entrepris une étude globale, examinant systématiquement de grandes quantités de données issues de milliers d'études scientifiques sur l'exposition aux produits chimiques plastiques et leurs impacts sur la santé humaine.
The PlasticHealthAware Dashboard is hosted by Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health and was developed in partnership with Minderoo Foundation.
In 2024, Minderoo Foundation, in collaboration with JBI at the University of Adelaide, published an umbrella review, including data up to 2020 and covering the most commonly used plastic chemicals that humans are exposed to – BPA (bisphenol A), phthalates (plasticisers), PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and PBDEs (Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers), both of which are flame retardants, and PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances).
It found consistent and irrefutable evidence that plastic chemicals in every class examined harm human health across the entire human life span.
In collaboration with Boston College, the PlasticHealthAware dashboard leverages the published umbrella review methodology to regularly update the data. The dashboard is hosted on Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health and is now current to 2025.
Ces expositions commencent dès la préconception et incluent le BPA (bisphénol A), les phtalates (plastifiants), les PCB (biphényles polychlorés), les PBDE (polybromodiphényléthers) et les PFAS (substances per- et polyfluoroalkyliques).
Les impacts sur la santé touchent toutes les étapes de la vie et incluent :
Avant et à la naissance
fausse couche, poids, malformation génitaleasthma/wheeze/bronchitis
Enfance
QI inférieur, TDAH (filles), obésité, tension artérielle, asthme, développement psychomoteur, lymphome non hodgkinien, fonction thyroïdienne, maladies cardiovasculaires, bronchite, rhinite allergique (« rhume des foins »), résistance à l'insulinebone density; metabolic syndrome; infections with fever; depression; reproductive hormone changes; dermatitis
L'âge adulte
endométriose, concentration et qualité des spermatozoïdes, diabète, syndrome des ovaires polykystiques, résistance à l'insuline, diabète de type II, obésité, cancer du foie, cancer du poumon, maladie hépatique, cancer du sein, maladies cardiovasculaires, hypertension, fonction thyroïdienne, mélanome malin, lymphome non hodgkinienuterine fibroids; sperm concentration and quality; diabetes; polycystic ovarian syndrome; insulin resistance; type II diabetes; obesity; liver, kidney, lung, genitourinary cancers; hepatic disease; cardiovascular disease; hypertension; thyroid function; malignant melanoma; non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; diabetes, hypertension, thyroid and reproductive hormone changes in pregnancy; reproductive hormone changes; IVF measures; depression
Impacts newly identified in July 2026 are shown in orange.
Des milliers de produits chimiques sont utilisés dans les plastiques. L'examen général a révélé que la plupart des produits chimiques plastiques, ainsi que les polymères et les microplastiques, n'ont pas fait l'objet d'études suffisantes ou n'ont jamais été suffisamment étudiées en ce qui concerne leurs effets sur la santé humaine. Compte tenu des preuves de nocivité constatées pour les quelques produits chimiques qui ont été examinés, nous devons adopter une approche prudente et ne pas présumer que les autres produits sont sûrs.
Considering the evidence of harm for the few chemicals that have been examined, we cannot assume safety for the remainder and a precautionary approach is essential.
The burden of proof needs to be reversed. Chemicals used in plastic must be tested for hazard before market release to demonstrate safety prospectively rather than civil society having to demonstrate harm long after it starts to then drive regulation retrospectively.
A world leading study drawing together evidence on the impacts of plastic-associated chemical exposure on human health.
A report describing the Umbrella Review, from high-level summaries to detailed descriptions of the findings, the methodology and the raw data, and recommendations for regulators and industry.
In conjunction with the Umbrella Review publications, Minderoo hosted an online event led by Jane Muncke, Managing Director of the Food Packaging Forum.
The event featured a panel that spoke about the groundbreaking findings on five key classes of chemicals and their impacts on human health and the implications for stronger regulations under the Global Plastics Treaty.
Catch up now to hear insights from our expert panelists:
Professor Sarah Dunlop | contributing author | Head of Plastics and Human Health, Minderoo Foundation
Dr. Christos Symeonides | contributing author | Pediatrician | Principal, Clinical Research, Plastics and Human Health, Minderoo Foundation
Halato Fua | Director, National Environment Service, Cook Islands
Kate Robertson | Technical Officer (Legal), World Health Organization
Fondation Minderoo :
Christos Symeonides (a,b), Yannick Mulders (a), Sarah Dunlop (a,c)
(a) Minderoo Foundation
(b) Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia
(c) School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Australia
JBI, University of Adelaide:
Janine Dizon (a,b), Timothy Barker (a), Ashley Whitehorn (a), Tania Marin (a,b), Danielle Pollock (a), Edoardo Aromataris (a) (a) JBI, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia(b) College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Mulders Y.*, Cann, S., Carpenter, C., Chiles, T., Kabeya H.*, Lyons A.*, Mack, M., Sonn C., Symeonides, C.*, Thapa K., Dunlop S.*, Landrigan P. (2025) Global Observatory on Planetary Health: PlasticHealthAware (Version 1.0). Boston College, Boston. https://plastichealthaware.bc.edu/
* Minderoo Foundation
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