It’s not just in the meal, but the packaging: BPA toxicity in fast food packaging could lead to high rates of brain defects
by: J. D. Heyes
NaturalNews.com
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
A new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that a group of chemicals used to soften and increase the flexibility of plastic and vinyl has been found to leach into fast food via the plastic containers they are packaged in.
As reported by the UK’s Daily Mail Online, the chemicals – known as phthalates – have been banned from use in children’s toys in products like teething rings and soft books because medical research indicate that they have toxic effects.
However, the chemicals are used to manufacture the plastic/Styrofoam packaging that comes with fast food fare and have been found to be leaching into meats and grains (breads) especially. The Mail noted that the chemicals have previously been implicated in several illnesses and conditions including autism, hormone disruption and asthma.
The new study is among the first to examine a link between phthalates and fast-food packaging. “People who ate the most fast food had phthalate levels that were as much as 40 per cent higher,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Ami Zota, Ph.D., of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
“Our findings raise concerns because phthalates have been linked to a number of serious health problems in children and adults,” she added.
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