Consumer Reports, the non-profit advocacy group, tested 85 food items sold at supermarkets and by fast food chains — finding some level of plastic chemicals in 84 of them.
The chemicals, called "plasticizers" or phthalates, seep in mainly through packaging materials and can cause cancer, infertility, birth defects, obesity and other significant health problems, the report said.
The group is calling on the feds to ban the use of phthalates.
Products that had among the highest levels of plastics were Yoplait's Original Low Fat French Vanilla; Ben & Jerry's vanilla ice cream; Wendy's crispy chicken nuggets; Burger King's Whopper; General Mills' original Cheerios; Perdue ground chicken breast and Del Monte sliced peaches, according to the report.
© Consumer Reports Sheilaf2002/stock.adobe.com/Annie's Homegrown/Del MonteSample items with plastic chemicals
None of the levels exceeded US limits deemed unsafe by regulators, but scientists say any level of plastics in food can be dangerous, according to the report.
Previous efforts to reduce consumers' exposure to plastics "focused on packaging," according the publication.
"But it's now clear that phthalates in particular can get in from the plastic in the tubing, conveyor belts and gloves used during food processing, and can even enter directly into meat and produce via contaminated water and soil."The chemicals can also contaminate food via lined metal cans and plastic wraps, according to the report.
Consumer Reports noted that some packaged products had very low levels of plastic contamination when compared to its rivals. For instance, Pizza Hut Original Pan Pizza had half the amount of plastics as Domino's Hand Tossed Cheese Pizza.
Beech-Nut Fruities Pouch Pear, Banana & Raspberries also had half the amount of plastic as Gerber Mealtime for Baby Harvest Turkey Dinner.
Polar Springs seltzer, meanwhile, was found to have no contaminants.
Reader Comments
NOTE: gluten sensitivity exploded after they started spraying roundup on gmo cereals just before harvest to "increase the yield". = OATS ARE SPRAYED THE MOST.
I got sick as heck - and as it turns out a week later an article came out where they tested several cereals for levels of glyphosate (roundup) ... Cheerios was OFF THE CHARTS - very high levels of roundup chemical... but all of them had various levels.
Glyphosate mimics glycine and can even be incorporated into proteins, it kills your gut bacteria just like it ruins the soil biology for YEARS. Incorporate it into a replicase , luck of the draw, and you've got instant cancer... it takes a decade for the soil to regenerate...
"Microplastic pollution has been detected in human blood for the first time, with scientists finding the tiny particles in almost 80% of the people tested. The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs." -- The Guardian, Mar 25, 2022.
National Institues of health 2022 Report: [Link] Abstract:
"Plastic particles are ubiquitous pollutants in the living environment and food chain but no study to date has reported on the internal exposure of plastic particles in human blood. This study's goal was to develop a robust and sensitive sampling and analytical method with double shot pyrolysis - gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and apply it to measure plastic particles ≥700 nm in human whole blood from 22 healthy volunteers. Four high production volume polymers applied in plastic were identified and quantified for the first time in blood. Polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene and polymers of styrene (a sum parameter of polystyrene, expanded polystyrene, acetonitrile butadiene styrene etc.) were the most widely encountered, followed by poly(methyl methacrylate)."
Fellow SOTTies, enjoy your life while it lasts, knowing that those c***s who rule us want us all dead and replaced with AI robots, and know meanwhile that your body is a walking garbage dump.