The problem I have with those particular sources is that one of them is just some anonymous individual on the internet with an agenda/axe to grind, and the other is a site that makes their money from companies that produce (overpriced?) products whose marketing preys as much upon fear as upon science. That there are companies out there trying to make money applies equally to both sides.

One might look to a source like this in counterargument, and it could similarly (and rightly so) be argued that there is bias there as well:
http://phthalates.americanchemistry....FcRlOgodvmcA_g

There are multiple sides to every issue, and the truth usually lies somewhere between.

After perusing a number of sites on each side of this issue, my impression thus far is that while there may be some legitimate concern over phthalates in large quantities, the amount from enteric coatings is infinitesimal compared to other sources (milk, butter, meats, dust, adhesives and glues, electronics, agricultural adjuvants, building materials, personal-care products, medical devices, detergents, packaging, children's toys, modeling clay, waxes, paints, printing inks and coatings, pharmaceuticals, food products, and textiles and much much more.

There are literally thousands of chemicals that we ingest regularly and can be found in the human body which, in trace amounts are harmless, but in larger amounts can be problematic. Arsenic, cyanide, lead, mercury.... and phthalates, are just a few.

There is also the question of benefit vs. risk, which applies not only to everything we ingest, but to everything we DO, including eating, drinking, breathing, sleeping, exercise.... and controlling the absorption/metabolism of things we ingest.

Bottom line, compared to the amounts present everywhere in the environment, and the benefit derived from those things I take that depend on enteric coatings, I am not personally concerned with the infinitesimal amounts present in those coatings, most of which will flush its way through anyway. The harm I would suffer from not having the coating would, IMO, be greater.

Please don't take this as a dimissal; it's not. IMO it's better to ask a question than not to. Views were asked for, and I did look into this. I am not expecting anyone else to agree with me; I encourage anyone to read both sides, reach their own conclusions, and decide for themselves. There are other issues regarding meds & supplements that concern me more.

Doc