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Annie’s Organic Cheesy Ravioli, made by General Mills, contained 53,579 nanograms of phthalates in a single serving, the highest level of any food item tested.
February 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A recent Consumer Reports investigation of supermarket staples found phthalates in almost every one of the 85 items tested. Despite growing evidence of
the potential health risks posed by phthalates, the tests found that these chemicals remain widespread in our food.
February 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
1) Test their packaged food for
phthalates
2) Report results to the Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
3) Post results to their website so
they are available to consumers
February 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
How will this bill help?
This bill will encourage companies to reduce
phthalate levels in their food products and
help consumers avoid food with high levels
of harmful plastic chemicals. The bill requires
food manufacturers to:
February 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Phthalates can get into food through
packaging but also from exposure to
plastic in tubing, conveyor belts, and
gloves used during food processing.
Phthalates can even enter directly into
meat and produce via contaminated
water and soil.
February 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Phthalates are chemicals that are added
to plastic to make it more flexible and
durable. But these chemicals don’t stay
in the plastic. They leach out and get into
our food and drinks.
February 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:38 PM
That has crossed my mind as well.
November 13, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Not sure what you mean by this. Is it supposed to be funny to call Musk a woman? I'm hoping you aren't succumbing to incipient misogyny.
November 12, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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November 12, 2024 at 1:14 PM