[ExI] phthalates

[William Flynn Wallace]

bill k wrote

 nobody knows what level is toxic and whether the traces in food products
pose any risk.
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And why not?  Why don't we know the toxic levels when the substance is in
so many things?  As is so many other things, the FDA drops the ball once
again.

Plastics have been around for a long time and I am just now finding out
that one should not microwave something in a plastic container?

Assumed safe on the basis of no research.

bill w

On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 12:59 PM, BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 18 July 2017 at 18:25, William Flynn Wallace wrote:
> > Just when everybody was switching to processed frozen foods, etc., here
> > comes pollution from mac and cheese and packaging.  Who is going to go
> back
> > to cooking at home?  I already do.
> >
> > Notice the time frame between adding phthalates to foods and suspecting
> them
> > of health effects.
> >
> > I have trusted this source for some time now, and have found little BS on
> > it.  Rather conservative, in fact.
> >
> > https://examine.com/nutrition/fact-check-is-boxed-macaroni-
> and-cheese-actually-toxic/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_
> medium=email&utm_campaign=blog-071817
> >
>
>
> Phthalates can be detected in almost everything as plastics are so
> common in our modern life. As the article says, nobody knows what
> level is toxic and whether the traces in food products pose any risk.
>
> Quote:
> Phthalates are very common—they are used in cosmetics, skin creams,
> pesticides, lubricants, fragrances, pharmaceutical products, etc.,
> according to a 2002 report from the Food and Drug Administration.
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>
> On the other hand, home cooking with lots of vegetables is indeed to
> be preferred over packet meals.
>
>
> BillK
>
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