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For the study, researchers looked at 14,000 chemicals that come into contact with food during the packaging process and compared that to worldwide databases on human exposure to potential chemical ...
Of the 189 chemicals they identified, there is hard evidence than 76 are transferring into food from the packaging, and 68 chemicals have been detected in people. But, the chemicals are not just ...
“Food packaging — and other types of food contact articles, like kitchenware, food processing equipment and food storage containers — can leach their chemical constituents into foodstuffs ...
August 2000 In his research in preparation for the court case, Bilott found an article mentioning the "little-known substance"—a surfactant— called perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or C8—had been found in DuPont's Dry Run Creek, adjacent to Tennant farm, and Bilott requested "more information on the chemical". This concerned DuPont's lawyer ...
Thousands of potentially toxic plastic chemicals can migrate from food processing and packaging into the human body, a new study found.
Bisphenol A found in food and beverage packaging is an obesogen showing up in the bodies of about 95% of the human population. [1]Obesogens are certain chemical compounds that are hypothesised to disrupt normal development and balance of lipid metabolism, which in some cases, can lead to obesity.
The most well known use of polyvinylidene chloride came in 1953, when Saran Wrap, a plastic food wrap, was introduced. In 2004, however, the formula was changed to low-density polyethylene due to environmental concerns about its chlorine content and other disadvantages .
Phthalates, substances categorized as "forever chemicals," have been found in nearly every American's bloodstream, coming from the cleaning products they use to the food and drinks they consume.