Many Foods Are Full of Plastic Chemicals, Report Finds

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 You probably cannot eliminate these hazards, but there are steps you can take to reduce exposure. Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.com

The next time you eat a meal, you will probably get a side helping of chemicals along with it. Plasticizers make plastic more flexible and help it last longer. But these chemicals — the most common of which are phthalates — leach from plastic containers and other sources into foods and eventually end up inside most people, according to recent research from Consumer Reports.

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