Plastic chemicals that put at risk our health and the health of our loved ones shouldn't be in our food. Send a message to the FDA today. ADD YOUR NAME:
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John,
A new report finds that 84 out of 85 supermarket foods and fast foods had plastic chemicals in them -- including cereal, yogurt and even baby food.[1]
We shouldn't be so nonchalant about harmful chemicals in the food we eat, and especially not in the food we serve to babies.
Tell the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Test for, limit and, wherever possible, eliminate plastic chemical contamination in food.
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Among the chemicals found in the food were "plasticizers" like BPA, once found in so many plastic water bottles, and phthalates, a chemical used to make plastic more durable.
Companies have allowed these plasticizers into a dizzying range of food products. But they seem to have forgotten to ask themselves: Should we?
After all, chronic exposure to plasticizers can disrupt the production and regulation of estrogen and other hormones, and potentially increase the risk of birth defects, cancer, diabetes, infertility, neurodevelopmental disorders, obesity and other health problems.[2]
We can't keep letting companies get away with this "ask for forgiveness, not permission" approach to harmful substances in our food.
Join PIRG in urging the FDA to help get plastic chemicals out of our food. Add your name.
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Thank you,
Faye Park
President
1. Jonathan Stempel, "Consumer Reports finds 'widespread' presence of plastics in food," Reuters, January 4, 2024.
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2. Jonathan Stempel, "Consumer Reports finds 'widespread' presence of plastics in food," Reuters, January 4, 2024.
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