The Environmental Protection Agency will issue regulations to protect workers from phthalates, chemicals found in plastics that are linked to health problems.

Thousands of chemicals used in food packaging and food production are leaching into food itself. “It’s [from] your soda can, your plastic cooking utensils, your nonstick frying pan, the cardboard box ...

A new analysis reveals that burgers, burritos, and nuggets from major U.S. chains contain alarming levels of harmful plastic chemicals linked to hormone disruption, cancer, and heart disease.

A child sits in a shopping cart and looks at a store display of potato chips and other snack items as someone pushes the cart along. Packets of chips are on display at a supermarket in Mumbai, India, ...

A new study finds more than 3,000 chemicals used in food packaging are getting into people's bodies. Some — including BPA, phthalates and PFAS — have clear health concerns; others are unstudied.

Food packaging, serving, and processing materials contain 14,402 known chemicals that people might consume, but the full extent of human exposure was not clear. Researchers found evidence for 3,601 of ...

Food sold in shrink wrap, on cardboard trays or in paper containers might contain any of nearly 200 chemicals linked to breast cancer, a new study warns. Commonly used food packaging materials contain ...

The use of phthalates in plastic packaging is facing increased scrutiny due to a growing body of research that underscores significant health risks linked to these chemicals, observers GlobalData, a ...

Phthalates are highly useful chemical compounds often used to soften plastic to make it more flexible. They have also been linked to a range of negative health effects. Plastics are one of the most ...