Industrial chemicals found in common household products may cause breast cancer, asthma, infertility and birth defects, global health chiefs have warned. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report indicates a ban on endocrine-disrupting chemicals could be necessary. The report estimates that as much as 24 per cent of human diseases and disorders are due at least in part to environmental factors which include chemical exposures.

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