flunhat on The Chemicals in Your Mac and Cheese

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If I'm reading the article correctly, it says that the phthalates in mac and cheese are in the cheese mix, not the plastic packaging.

coldtea 9y

For that particular case, perhaps, but they also say:

  Phthalates are not deliberately added to food. They are 
  industrial chemicals used to soften plastics and are used 
  as solvents, in adhesives and in ink on packaging. The 
  chemicals migrate into food from food processing equipment 
  like plastic tubing, conveyor belts and gaskets and other 
  plastic materials used in the manufacturing process, and 
  can also seep in from printed labels or plastic materials 
  in the packaging."

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