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Almost 200 Chemicals Linked to Breast Cancer Are Found in Food Packaging

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24, 2024 -- Food sold in shrink wrap, on cardboard trays or in paper containers might contain any of nearly 200 chemicals linked to breast cancer, a new study warns.Commonly used food packaging materials contain 189 chemicals that. TUESDAY, Sept.

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Say Goodbye to PFAS Chemicals in Food Packaging: FDA

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28, 2024 -- PFAS "forever" chemicals, increasingly linked to health risks, will no longer be added to food packaging handled by American consumers, the U.S. WEDNESDAY, Feb. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday."Grease-proofing Grease-proofing materials.

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Many Toxic Chemicals Leach Into Human Bodies From Food Packaging

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17, 2024 -- 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 into food during the packaging process.Of TUESDAY, Sept. that number, 79 chemicals are known to cause cancer.

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FDA Warns of Dangerous Counterfeit Eyedrops

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1, 2024 -- Certain copycat eyedrops may be contaminated and could give users an antibiotic-resistant eye infection, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.The packaging for South Moon, Rebright and FivFivGo eyedrops. THURSDAY, Feb.

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Melatonin Gummies to Get Safety Labeling, Child-Safe Bottles After Poisonings

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TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 -- In the wake of a sharp rise in the number of young children accidentally eating melatonin supplements, an industry group has called for tougher safety guidelines for packaging and labeling the sleep-aid.

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Johnsonville Sausages Recalled Due to Rubber Pieces

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TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 -- Be sure to check your fridge for any Johnsonville turkey kielbasa sausage -- over 35,000 pounds of the product is under recall due to some customers finding "pieces of rubber" in the packaged meat. Denmark, Wisc.-based.

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Fast Food Wrappings May Pass on Toxic Chemicals to Pregnant Women

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12, 2024 -- Think twice if you're pregnant and craving a packaged pastry or a take-out burger and shake.That indulgence can do more than cause unwanted weight gain. MONDAY, Feb. A new study shows that phthalates, chemicals associated with plastics,

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