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 ...

A new study shows that more than 3,600 chemicals leach into food during the packaging process. Of that number, 79 chemicals are known to cause cancer, genetic mutations, and endocrine and ...

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 ...

More than 3,600 chemicals that leach into food during the manufacturing, processing, packaging and storage of the world’s food supply end up in the human body — and some are connected to ...

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

Certain chemicals are leaching from food packaging into food and have been detected in human bodies — and a new study sheds light on just how much. Whether all of these chemicals pose ...

Plastic bottles filled with soft drinks. 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 ...