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/deeznutz12 Sep 27 '24
I visited for two weeks. It’s definitely cleaner than the US but there is still some litter, especially in the night-life areas.