Astonishingly high contamination of human breast milk and body fat with mineral paraffins: should we worry?

Problem: Although widely used in cosmetics and the food processing industry the toxicologic effects of mineral paraffins are widely unknown. According to scientific literature specific mineral hydrocarbons lead to pathologic tissue reactions. Method: During the elective sectio caesarea of 144 probands 1g of abdominal fat tissue was sampled. On the 4. and 20. postpartal day 5–15 mL of breast milk where collected. The probands filled in a detailed questionnaire about personal data, use of cosmetic products and nutritional habits. A specialized liquid-gas-chromatographic method was used to analyze the mineral paraf…