Health and food: too many harmful substances in food packaging - Blogosfere (Blog)

packaged foods may lead, in the long run a serious risk to health. If only we dwell in reasoning, we would realize that in fact the alarm raised by a team of researchers from the Food Packaging Forum Foundation in Zurich is not to be underestimated. As explained by the authors of the research, published in the journal “ Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health “, it seems that the materials used for wrapping and packaging of all foods arriving daily on our tables contain a number of chemicals is highly toxic if taken in high quantities.

It ‘s true, there are regulations on the standards of the materials they are made products, but considering that most of the food we eat is actually packed, you will understand some of the health risks are actually quite high.

Among the chemicals

there would be condemned by the scientific research primarily formaldehyde, a substance used in food preservation in fact, and that – as many of you know – is highly carcinogenic. They end up in the dock also other substances such as melamine (often used for making dishes). As demonstrated by several studies, however, if (heated in the oven, microwave or even if you are put on the dishes too hot) it can release harmful substances that migrate on food we eat.

Experts also point out, one of the harmful substances, even bisphenol A (or BPA), tributyltin , the triclosan and phthalates . In short, it seems that in the food packaging harmful substances are not lacking at all, and to cause a stir is the fact that the negative consequences of these substances are well known in the scientific world, but far less known in our homes, as they explain the same experts, who can not help but wonder what might be the effects of chronic exposure to these substances.

“While the science some of these substances are the subject of debate and policy makers struggle to meet the needs of stakeholders, consumers are exposed to these chemicals every day, mostly unknowingly. “

Sure, the scientists themselves admit that it is difficult to conduct research on the subject, since exposure to FCM (materials in contact with food) is pretty widespread throughout the world’s population, but put a stop to all this is more necessary than ever, and to do that, the first to protect our health, at this point, we have to be ourselves, trying to avoid as much as possible to packaged foods.

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