The Pervasive Problem of Plastics in Your Food

In a test of 85 popular foods, 84 of them contained plasticizer chemicals. The health effects of this widespread plastics exposure are completely unknown.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• A Consumer Reports investigation into plasticizers, which are chemicals widely used to make plastic flexible, found the compounds in 84 out of 85 food and beverages tested

• Bisphenol A (BPA) was found in 79% of the samples, which included fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, seafood, baby food and more; phthalates were detected in every food t…