Commonly used food packaging materials contain 189 chemicals that can potentially cause breast cancer, researchers reported ...

So how worried should you be about the plastic cradling your next meal? Is it safe? The answer depends on multiple factors, ...

Chemicals used in food packaging and linked with health problems have been detected in the human body. The chemicals can move ...

Researchers from the Food Packaging Forum identify and discuss nearly 200 potential breast carcinogens that have been detected in food contact materials (FCMs) on the market. Many nations have food ...

Inside your refrigerator and pantry, plastic is everywhere. There’s plastic wrap, storage bags and bins, clamshell takeout containers, beverage bottles, and condiment tubs, of course. Plastics ...

A study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology has discovered more than 3,600 chemicals from food packaging present in human bodies. Approximately 100 of these ...

Brazil produces around 7 million tons of plastic products a year, 44% of which are disposable and single-use plastics, common in food packaging; a significant amount of it ends up in one of Brazil ...

A recent study linked nearly 200 chemicals to breast cancer. For the study, the team compared a recently published list of ...

Up to 3,600 different chemicals from food packaging have been identified in the human body. Scientists are calling for more ...

The researchers, led by scientists from a Swiss nonprofit called the Food Packaging Forum Foundation, looked at data on more than 14,000 food contact chemicals — substances in containers or ...

More than 3,600 chemicals used in food packaging or preparation have been detected in human bodies, some of which are hazardous to health, while little is known about others, a study published on ...

through food packaging items. The researchers found evidence of 3,601 FCCs present in humans, with 1,800 of the FCCs coming directly from food packaging items. The study found that 100 FCCs had ...