A study warns of long-term risks of modern packaging of foodstuffs we eat.
In polycarbonate bottles can be found bisphenol-A. Source: Wikipedia.
According to a study the chemicals used in packaging, storage and processed food could be harmful to the long-term health. This because of the substances used are not inert and may end up going to eventually eat the food.
Although these substances are regulated, people who eat packaged or processed food are chronically exposed to low levels of these compounds throughout their lives. Furthermore, little is known of the impact this may have on critical stages of human development, such as in pregnancy.
The authors of the study suggest that exposure to food in contact with them is a source of concern for several reasons. Contaminants is formaldehyde, which is known to cause cancer but its use is legal. Even at low levels, this compound is widely present in the bottles from plastic cutlery and plates of melanin.
Other compounds present fall into the category of hormonal disruptors as bisphenol A, tributilín, triclosan or flalatos. The number of these substances exceeds 4000.
Nevertheless the effect of these substances is in political debate and fight to meet the needs of stakeholders, consumers remain exposed to these chemicals on a daily basis, most of the time without being aware of it.
And what's more, the potential ability to cause cell damage by these substances, particularly those capable of altering the hormonal behavior is not taken into account when routine toxicology tests are performed. This, according to the authors, casts serious doubts on what that may be suitable regulatory procedures.
Allowed to establish a cause and effect as a result of prolonged exposure to these substances is a difficult task, mainly because there is no part of the population that has not been exposed with which to compare. In addition, it is likely that there are significant differences in exposure levels between individuals.
However, they claim to be an urgent eye on the matter to determine possible connections between food contact with these chemicals and chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, neurological disorders, inflammatory disorders and cancer, especially given the known role demisting by environmental pollutants.
"Like most of the food is packaged and the entire population is exposed is important gaps in the knowledge we have about it are quickly eliminated," they conclude.
According to a study the chemicals used in packaging, storage and processed food could be harmful to the long-term health. This because of the substances used are not inert and may end up going to eventually eat the food.
The authors of the study suggest that exposure to food in contact with them is a source of concern for several reasons. Contaminants is formaldehyde, which is known to cause cancer but its use is legal. Even at low levels, this compound is widely present in the bottles from plastic cutlery and plates of melanin.
Other compounds present fall into the category of hormonal disruptors as bisphenol A, tributilín, triclosan or flalatos. The number of these substances exceeds 4000.
Nevertheless the effect of these substances is in political debate and fight to meet the needs of stakeholders, consumers remain exposed to these chemicals on a daily basis, most of the time without being aware of it.
And what's more, the potential ability to cause cell damage by these substances, particularly those capable of altering the hormonal behavior is not taken into account when routine toxicology tests are performed. This, according to the authors, casts serious doubts on what that may be suitable regulatory procedures.
Allowed to establish a cause and effect as a result of prolonged exposure to these substances is a difficult task, mainly because there is no part of the population that has not been exposed with which to compare. In addition, it is likely that there are significant differences in exposure levels between individuals.
However, they claim to be an urgent eye on the matter to determine possible connections between food contact with these chemicals and chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, neurological disorders, inflammatory disorders and cancer, especially given the known role demisting by environmental pollutants.
"Like most of the food is packaged and the entire population is exposed is important gaps in the knowledge we have about it are quickly eliminated," they conclude.
Tags: food, packaging, Formaldehyde, polycarbonate, danger, cancer, pollution.
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