"An estimated 189 compounds linked to breast cancer are found in food packaging and tableware, according to a new study.
The study, published today in the Frontiers in Toxicology journal, comes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — which is responsible for regulating potentially harmful substances in food and packaging — is reassessing how they manage chemicals in food additives and packaging, something that health researchers have long called for.
In the new study, researchers compared the Food Packaging Forum’s database on potentially harmful chemicals that can migrate out of food packaging and tableware to a recently published list of chemicals linked to breast cancer — including PFAS, bisphenols such as BPA and phthalates — developed by the Silent Spring Institute.
They found 189 potential mammary carcinogens in food contact materials, with 143 of these found in plastics and 89 found in paper or cardboard."
Brian Bienkowski reports for Inside Climate News September 24, 2024.
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