Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Over 90% of common household items contain hazardous plastic chemicals
How much do you think we are exposed to plastic? Most of the produce
and food we buy at supermarkets or convenience stores are packed or wrapped in single-use
plastics unless they are bottled or canned. At home, kitchens are filled with
plastics, including pots, utensils, and containers, and toys children put into
their mouths are also made of plastic. According to a recently published database
by scientists, about one in every four chemicals they identified in plastics
were hazardous to our health and the environment. Those chemicals are also persistent,
bioaccumulative, and mobile, so they spread easily, stay long, and build up over
time in the body or the environment. It is still unknown which specific chemicals
are more harmful than others, or how much of these chemicals are contained in
certain plastic products. We’ve been using more and more plastic wraps and
containers for the sake of economy, hygiene, and convenience. However, even
though plastics look clean and free from germs and bacteria, they are full of invisible
chemicals.
Read the article and learn what plastic chemicals are and what they do
to us.
