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April 11, 2025
Study investigates organophosphates, phthalates and other plasticizers in 52 ultra-processed plant-based foods; finds these chemicals in higher levels than in comparable animal-based foods; cheese-alternatives more contaminated than meat- and fish-alternatives; identifies food packaging as one source of contamination
Topics: extraction, food processing
Reading time: 2 minutes
May 19, 2022
Peer-reviewed study and freely available interactive tool provides systematic overview of food contact chemicals measured in migrates and extracts of food contact materials and articles
Reading time: 3 minutes
May 13, 2022
Three research studies investigate the occurrence of chemicals in food packaging and migration into food; find average of 330 µg oligoesters migrating from cans per kg drained vegetables; report most extractable chemicals from low-density polyethylene Dahi curd packaging not included in India’s positive list; detect low levels of phthalic acid esters in coffee obtained from single-use capsules
Reading time: 3 minutes
