Our Chemical Cocktail Evaluated in New Report
When it comes to the chemicals used in food packaging, there is
much we still don’t know. After a recent U.S. Food & Drug
Administration (FDA) decision last month to not put further restrictions
on bisphenol-A (BPA), a new report today in the Washington Post
takes a closer look at studies that reveal that such
endocrine-distrupting chemicals are not only ubiquitous, they might also
be harmful at much lower doses than previously thought.
The FDA allows around 3,000 chemicals, including BPA and phthalates–a
family of chemicals used in lubricants and solvents and to make
polyvinyl chloride pliable–at low doses, long considering them additives
though they migrate from the packaging instead of being purposefully
added by the food manufacturer. But these chemicals are notoriously hard
to trace, and have not been studied for their cumulative effects.
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