One example is bisphenol A, or BPA, a hormone-scrambling chemical used in food can linings, food containers and water bottles ...

Food sold in shrink wrap, on cardboard trays or in paper containers might contain any of nearly 200 chemicals linked to ...

Researchers have identified nearly 200 chemicals used to make food packaging that could possibly increase the risk of breast ...

Jane Muncke, managing director of the Food Packaging Forum and last author on both papers, says the data don’t prove that the ...

A new study details the chemicals finding their way into human bodies from contact with food. Shrink-wrap sealed around a ...

Getting rid of these known or suspected carcinogens in our food supply is a huge opportunity for cancer prevention,” said ...

Food containers and cookware are leaching more potentially hazardous chemicals into our bodies than previously thought, new ...

Chemicals used in food packaging and linked with health problems have been detected in the human body. The chemicals can move ...

More than 3,600 chemicals used in food packaging or preparation have been detected in human bodies, some of which are ...

Researchers have discovered that almost 200 potential carcinogens are present in food packaging, processing equipment and ...

That plastic wrap you find around the food you eat is far from benign: A new study shows that more than 3,600 chemicals leach ...

Food sold in shrink wrap, on cardboard trays or in paper containers might contain any of nearly 200 chemicals linked to ...