Almost 200 Chemicals Linked to Breast Cancer Are Found in Food Packaging

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Key Takeaways

  • Food packaging materials contain nearly 200 chemicals linked to breast cancer

  • Researchers identified 143 suspected carcinogens in plastic packaging, and 89 in paper or cardboard

  • There’s strong evidence that humans are regularly exposed to at least 76 of these chemicals

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