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A single plastic box of sushi or take out curry can contain up to 10,000 hormone-warping chemicals that seep into the food - with potentially harmful consequences, a new study has found.
Norwegian researchers tested different plastic food packaging from around the world, and found that almost all contained substances that interfere with the body's hormones or metabolism.
The chemicals included bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, which are known to be hormone disruptors and have already been banned in large amounts from certain products like baby bottles.
Exposure to these microscopic chemicals has been connected to a swathe of health problems, such as obesity, diabetes, reduced fertility, and certain cancers.
'We found as many as 9,936 different chemicals in a single plastic product used as food packaging... we need to redesign plastic to make it safer,' said study co-author Martin Wagner, a professor of biology at the NTNU.
The chemicals in plastics can migrate into food. Previous research has also showed that plastic products leach chemicals when submerged in water
BPA is relatively common in food packaging, cans, and plastic containers despite the well-established deleterious effects that has on the human body, such as infertility certain cancers
A recent report by Consumer Reports found that 99 percent of the 85 foods and drinks it tested contained plasticizers - chemicals used to make
