clear, flexible plastic called polycarbonate. And that proximity to food is what concerns scientists like Blumberg. Bruce Blumberg: You don't want to store food in plastics because some fraction ...

Keep hot food away from plastic. This is a big one: Chemicals and microplastics leach at significantly higher rates under high heat, so don’t put hot food or liquid in plastic, which could ...

Food contaminants are always a hot topic ... Overall, the health effects associated with exposure to nano-sized plastic particles are not currently clear, but current evidence suggests significant ...

To create new forms of food packaging to replace the unsustainable ... Harvard University’s Wyss Institute created “shrilk,” a low-cost, clear plastic that’s completely compostable.

According to a 2021 report on plastics in agriculture by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, soils are one of the main receptors of agricultural plastics. Some studies have ...

the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stated that current evidence does not demonstrate a clear health risk from detected levels. Plastic contamination in food is a widespread concern ...