report, scientists on behalf of the Endocrine Society and the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) have outlined the various ways exposure to plastics can disrupt a person’s endocrine system.The report presents the latest research on the types of chemicals that can cause health problems and the plastic products that typically contain them.According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the endocrine system describes the various components of a person’s body that govern or respond to a person’s hormones.These include glands found in various locations in a person’s body, the hormones that these glands secrete, and the organs affected by these hormones.There is mounting evidence that a disruption of this system can have.