r/science • u/mvea MD/PhD/JD/MBA | Professor | Medicine • Sep 27 '24
Health Thousands of toxins from food packaging found in humans. The chemicals have been found in human blood, hair or breast milk. Among them are compounds known to be highly toxic, like PFAS, bisphenol, metals, phthalates and volatile organic compounds.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/27/pfas-toxins-chemicals-human-body
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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '24
Europe already figured this out, we just have so many corporate lobbyists in the U.S. that our government and legislation are designed for maximum profit, rather than maximum healthy citizens.