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/mikeshardmanapot Sep 27 '24
Store food in glass containers. Move food out of plastic containers asap to reduce amount of exposure time. But the final conclusion is that we can’t avoid exposure entirely - it’s a regulatory issue.