New Plasticizers in Food Packaging Linked to Lower Birth Weight, Study Finds
A new peer-reviewed study links exposure to a newer generation of plasticizers marketed as safer alternatives to lower birth weight and fetal development complications, according to The Guardian.
Exposure to a newer generation of plasticizers used in plastic food packaging is linked to lower birth weight and fetal development complications, according to a new peer-reviewed study reported by The Guardian. The outlet's report, written by Tom Perkins, said the study's findings could cause serious health problems later in life.
The Guardian reported that these chemicals are described as allegedly 'safe' alternatives. The summary available for this report states that the health risks of exposure to common phthalate plasticizers are a central concern, but the summary ends before stating what those risks are.
According to The Guardian, one of the substances, Dinch, is an allegedly 'safe' alternative used in the European Union and the United States. The outlet reported that Dinch was also found to cause fetal development complications.
The Guardian's summary does not give the study's sample size, authors, or methods, and this report does not add them. Further details on the scope of the findings were not available in the source material.