Scientists Just Discovered How Many Chemicals In Food Packaging Can Leach Into Humans

When you’re on the go, it’s pretty convenient to grab a packaged snack. But new research finds that a slew of chemicals from that the wrappings can wind up in your body.

The study, which was published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, discovered that thousands of chemicals from food packaging can leach into the items themselves.

That doesn’t sound great—and it’s not. But how concerned about this should you be? A toxicologist explains.

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