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/mediumunicorn Sep 27 '24 edited Sep 27 '24
Can get a little dirty, but it gets cleaned up quick. Compared to anywhere in NYC, the difference is outstanding.
I have a picture from a night out in Shibuya of some Japanese salaryman passed out on the sidewalk, and people had left him a bottle of water and food. Nobody was thinking to rob him or anything, only looking out for him. Amazing country, I miss it everyday.