Don’t demonize plastic food packaging. Recycled, it’s better for the environment than some alternatives

Plastics are the most sustainable option. Food suppliers are decades away from other material that performs as well at food ...
Yahoo

Seriously, stop microwaving your food in plastic

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Using the microwave oven to heat food. Woman's hand puts plastic container with broccoli and buckwheat in the microwave Inside ...
Agri-Pulse

'Digestible' plastic could offer alternative to plastic food packages

Plastic food packaging, especially single-use containers, is a growing problem for the food industry. According to the UN Environment Program, 460 million tons of plastic is generated each year ...
Recycling Today

Melodea says its sustainable barrier coating will increase food packaging recyclability

Melodea Ltd., Rehovot, Israel, a producer of sustainable barrier coatings for packaging, has introduced MelOx NGen, which it describes as a high-performance barrier product engineered to allow for the ...
The Hill

Plastic food packaging contains thousands of hormone-mimicking chemicals: Study

Plastic food packaging contains chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system — and that can leach into food, a new study has found. Once there, these chemicals can mimic — or disrupt — the effects of ...
Verywell Health on MSN

'Microwave-safe' plastics can still release chemicals into your food—how to lower exposure

Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD Key Takeaways Avoid heating food in plastic containers to reduce exposure to microplastics and toxic chemicals.Transfer microwave meals to glass or ...

The Clever Way To Reuse Plastic Berry Containers For Waste-Free Meals On The Go

Plastic containers aren't very environment-friendly. Before you throw them out, know that you can reuse them as convenient ...
NPR

Hazardous chemicals in food packaging can also be found in people

Thousands of chemicals used in food packaging and food production are leaching into food itself. “It’s [from] your soda can, your plastic cooking utensils, your nonstick frying pan, the cardboard box ...
Just-Food

Canada starts consultation on plastic packaging

Canada is embarking on efforts to cut the plastic packaging on food products. Ottawa has opened a month of consultation with interested stakeholders on its plan to draw up a “pollution prevention”, or ...
Grist

Chemicals used in plastic food packaging linked to 10% of preterm births in 2018

A class of chemicals commonly used in plastic food containers and cosmetic products may have caused about 10 percent of the United States’ preterm births in 2018, according to a study from ...
Outside

Proof That Our Food Is Filled with Plastic Chemicals

Chick fil-A used to be my guilty pleasure, especially when traveling. When I’m rushing through airports that seductive red and white sign always calls for a detour and a Chicken Deluxe. Now, thanks to ...