Microscopic bits of plastic are sloughing off into food and beverages when consumers unwrap the plastic packaging, a new ...

Following other environmental bans in Africa, one Nigerian state may soon add itself to the list of locations that no longer allow Styrofoam for food packaging. During a plenary session, the Cross ...

Of the 3,600 chemicals found in both food packaging and in humans, the researchers say about 80 are known to have “hazard properties of high concern” to human health. Sponsor Message Heat and ...

A new study finds more than 3,000 chemicals used in food packaging are getting into people's bodies. Some — including BPA, phthalates and PFAS — have clear health concerns; others are unstudied.

Of the 3,600 chemicals found in both food packaging and in humans, the researchers say about 80 are known to have “hazard properties of high concern” to human health. Heat and time accelerate ...

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 ...

At this point, most people know that microplastics are everywhere. Scientists have shown that tiny particles, amounting to ...

Opening a bottle or unwrapping a piece of deli meat could be adding tiny plastic particles to your food, new research reveals ...

Food companies meet this demand by opting for sustainable packaging and ingredients. Nowadays, people are inclined to ...

Researchers systematically mapped the evidence on micro-, meso-, and nanoplastics migrating from plastic food-contact ...

Microscopic bits of plastic are sloughing off into food and beverages when consumers unwrap the plastic packaging, a new study has shown.

A separate investigation by the Food Packaging Forum published in September 2024 found more than 3,600 chemicals leach into consumer products during food manufacturing, processing, packaging and ...