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.

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

FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Opening a bottle or unwrapping a piece of deli meat could be adding tiny plastic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here, we investigate the health risks associated with these and . other common forms of food packaging. CARDBOARD . Research has shown that chemicals called diisopropyl-naphthalenes (DIPNs) can .

Many of the chemicals are used in plastics like toys and food packaging, as well in personal care products and household ...

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

Through food packaging and our wider environments, “we’re exposed to a chemical soup of these things,” Braun says. “We know less about the impact of all of these chemicals together on ...

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 ...

Seventy-nine of those food-processing chemicals are known to cause cancer, genetic mutations, endocrine and reproductive issues, and other health concerns, according to the September 2024 study ...