Commonly used food packaging materials contain 189 chemicals that can potentially cause breast cancer, researchers reported Sept. 24 in the journal Frontiers in Toxicology. These hazardous chemicals -- including PFAS, bisphenols and phthalates -- can migrate from packaging into food, and thus be ingested by people, researchers said.

These are just a few types of food packaging that surround humans every day. And a new study released Monday shows the chemical toll of all that wrapping — and how it might affect the human body. Researchers from Switzerland and other countries discovered that of the roughly 14,

A team of researchers has identified nearly 200 potential breast carcinogens in food packaging materials, including plastics, paper, and cardboard