Peter Hanecak"Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment"
DoomsdaysCWChemical exposure from ultra-#ProcessedFoods may contribute to health issues
Shannon Kelleher, May 16, 2025
"Toxic synthetic chemicals that migrate into ultra-processed foods from packaging, processing equipment and other sources may explain why these foods are so bad for our health, according to a new review article.
"In addition to the foods’ poor nutritional value, these chemicals represent an 'underappreciated and understudied' explanation for the link between ultra-processed foods and health problems such as obesity and other chronic diseases, the authors conclude in the article, published Friday in the journal Nature Medicine.
" 'The more (ultra-)processed a foodstuff, the greater its burden of synthetic chemicals generally is,; the authors wrote.
"Ultra-processed foods such as #candies, #HotDogs and #PackagedSoups are industrially made and contain many added ingredients not found in home kitchens, such as #stabilizers and added colors and flavors.
"Thousands of harmful substances including #bisphenols (such as #BPA), #phthalates, #microplastics (tiny plastic particles) and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (#PFAS) can leach into industrially produced foods during production, as well as from containers in which the foods are stored and while heating them up before they are eaten, according to the article. Emerging research suggests that even the 'normal and intended use' of plastic materials that come into contact with foods along their journey to our plates can contaminate these products, the authors wrote.
"Research increasingly shows that some of the same synthetic chemicals found in ultra-processed foods, as well as drinking water and other sources, are prevalent in our bodies. About 98% of the US population has PFAS in their blood, while microplastics and even smaller plastic particles (nanoplastics) accumulate in 'just about every portion of your body…no organ is spared, really,' Dr. Sanjay Rajagopalan, director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Case Western Reserve University, said during a May 15 webinar hosted by the group Beyond Plastics. Plastic particles have been found in everything from the placenta to the brain, lungs and heart, he said.
"In a 2024 study, Rajagopalan and colleagues found a link between microplastics in the arteries and risks for heart attacks and strokes.
" 'The particles looked quite nasty,' he said. 'They were jagged particles with sharp edges, very similar to cholesterol.' "
#ProcessedFood #PlasticFoodContainers #PlasticWrap #Preservatives #FoodSafety #ToxicChemicals #FoodIsLife #FoodDeserts #GrowYourOwn #CommunityGardens #EatFresh #DowChemical
Chemical exposure from ultra-processed foods may contribute to health issues
By Shannon Kelleher Toxic synthetic chemicals that migrate into ultra-processed foods from packaging, processing equipment and other sources may explain why these foods are so bad for our health, according to a new review article.
Tino Eberl📊 Die Top 4 Beiträge der letzten Woche mit den meisten Boosts sind:
1. Die #Gaspreise steigen weiter, und mit CO₂-Preis, Netzentgelten und gesetzlichen Vorgaben wird Heizen mit #Erdgas langfristig teurer.
https://mastodon.online/@tinoeberl/114148200528324233
2. Ein Erfahrungsbericht von einem Jahr im #Elektroauto.
https://mastodon.online/@tinoeberl/114153383626451045
3. #Verbraucherschützer warnen vor #Rabatt-Apps. https://mastodon.online/@tinoeberl/114157221580609367
4. Viele #Pizzakartons enthalten hohe Mengen an #BisphenolA (#BPA) und #BisphenolS (#BPS)
https://mastodon.online/@tinoeberl/114168064368560125
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Die #Gaspreise steigen weiter, und mit CO₂-Preis, Netzentgelten und gesetzlichen Vorgaben wird Heizen mit #Erdgas langfristig teurer. Über einen Zeitraum von 20 Jahren kostet eine neue Gasheizung rund 78.800 Euro und damit mehr als doppelt so viel wie eine #Wärmepumpe. Wer frühzeitig auf erneuerbare Heizsysteme umsteigt, kann langfristig bis zu 40.000 Euro sparen. https://www.n-tv.de/ratgeber/Die-Nachrichten-fuer-Gasheizungsbesitzer-werden-nicht-besser-article25617952.html #Energiewende #Heizung #Klimaschutz #Modernisierung #Wärmewende #Gebäudewärme
Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)Why oh why would you put #PFAS #ForeverChemicals and endocrine-disrupting #bisphenols in children's toys?
It's time to ban!
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Aus der Reihe ‼️Widerlich‼️:
Viele #Pizzakartons enthalten hohe Mengen an #BisphenolA (#BPA) und #BisphenolS (#BPS), wie eine Untersuchung von #ÖkoTest zeigt.
Diese Chemikalien können gesundheitsschädlich sein und in die #Pizza übergehen. Besonders belastet ist die Produktserie Italia, während #PizzaHut und #CallAPizza fast keine Schadstoffe in ihren Kartons haben.🍕
Mehr zu BPA in meinem Buch: https://www.oekologisch-unterwegs.de/buchempfehlungen/1283-buch-plastikmuell-reduzieren-erprobte-schritte-gegen-verpackungsabfall-im-haushalt.html
Massive Bisphenol-A-Belastung: Pizzakartons mit besonders besorgniserregender Chemikalie belastet
Ding-Dong. Endlich, der Pizza-Lieferdienst ist da. Verpackt ist der ersehnte Teigfladen im vermeintlich umweltfreundlichen Karton. Dummerweise hat es das Verpackungsmaterial aber in sich und die darin enthaltenen Chemikalien landen mitunter auch in der Pizza, wie Öko-Test feststellt.
Delia"Le risque d'asthme chez l'enfant est multiplié par deux s'il y a un sol en PVC dans la chambre des parents"
André Cicolella, chimiste et toxicologue ➡️ https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/de-cause-a-effets-le-magazine-de-l-environnement/perturbateurs-endocriniens-menace-sur-la-sante-9368512
Avec des mesures simples on peut avoir des résultats très vite pour lutter contre prématurité infantile, asthme, troubles du comportement, déficit d'attention et hyperactivité, diabète, obésité, cancers du sein et de la prostate... qui sont en rapport avec des #PerturbateursEndocriniens présents dans les plastiques : #bisphénols, #phtalates, #parabènes notamment.
Peter Riley“ … the plastics industry comprises at least 16,000 chemicals in its various products, more than a quarter of which have been deemed hazardous to human health and the environment. Added chemicals can include highly toxic compounds like #carcinogens, #endocrine disruptors and #neurotoxicants, or chemicals with reproductive effects, such as BPAs, #phthalates, #bisphenols and per- and poly-flouroalkyl substances (#PFAS). “
America has a $250 billion problem: Microplastics have invaded our bloodstreams and may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke - Carolyn Barber
For all the damage that microplastics are doing to the planet, it may be that only an impending threat to the human body will direct the kind of attention to the issue that it has long deserved. That moment, researchers say, is here. Several recent studies into microplastics, the voluminous and tiny (think 5mm or […]
rexi~10k chemicals in new database did not have sufficient information to determine potential risks…there is strong evidence of health risks. #Phthalates—used in coatings…disrupt the reproductive system…research has also shown that exposure…in household dust in a child’s first year of life is linked with increased risk of #asthma at age five. #Bisphenols…well-known for disrupting the body’s hormonal regulation. And…#PFAS…linked with #cancer risk and #immunesystem problems.
First Comprehensive Plastics Database Tallies Staggering 16,000 Chemicals—And It's Still Incomplete
A massive new dataset highlights more than 4,200 plastic chemicals linked to health and environmental risks. But scientists say there are still large gaps in the scientific understanding of plastic ingredients
Hacker NewsThe Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food: What Our Tests Found
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/the-plastic-chemicals-hiding-in-your-food-a7358224781/
#ycombinator #eat_less_plastic #BPA #phthalates #chemical_substitutes #fast_food #bisphenols #plasticizers
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/the-plastic-chemicals-hiding-in-your-food-a7358224781/
#ycombinator #eat_less_plastic #BPA #phthalates #chemical_substitutes #fast_food #bisphenols #plasticizers
Sara Matthieu 🇪🇺RT by @msaraswati: 🎉 One step forward towards safer #toys!
The @EP_Environment just voted for a ban on #PFAS and hormone disrupting #bisphenols in toys & extending restrictions to other harmful chemicals.
#ChemicalsStrategy #EUGreenDeal
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