So how worried should you be about the plastic cradling your next meal? Is it safe? The answer depends on multiple factors, ...

Researchers have found more than 3,600 chemicals from food packaging in blood, urine, and breast milk. Scientists are ...

With plastic unavoidable in most Brits' lives, Mirror environment editor Nada Farhoud looks into the impact they are having ...

Food containers and cookware are leaching more potentially hazardous chemicals into our bodies than previously thought, new ...

These are just a few types of food packaging that surround humans every day. And a new study released Monday shows the ...

Chemicals used in food packaging and linked with health problems have been detected in the human body. The chemicals can move ...

People ingest tiny, chemical-containing bits of things that touch the food and drink we consume every day. There are a vast number of sources of these chemicals, ranging from plastic bags and bottles, ...

A new study finds more than 3,000 chemicals used in food packaging are getting into people's bodies. Some — including BPA, phthalates and PFAS — have clear health concerns; others are unstudied.

These are only some of the violations found in Romulus between May and September, according to inspection reports.

Many of these chemicals migrate more easily into food when heated, making microwaving plastic containers or takeout packaging a common source of contamination. Some chemicals are already facing bans.

Takeout containers filled with restaurant leftovers ... “We don’t think about how the (mostly) plastic packaging adds chemicals to our food, but it’s an important source of human exposures ...