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Plastic Chemicals Causing Infertility, Diabetes Found 'Widespread' In
Common Food Items: Report

Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times

Many of the foods consumed by Americans are contaminated with harmful
plastic chemicals that contribute to health complications like
diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, and infertility, said a recent
report by the nonprofit group Consumer Reports (CR).
Bottles of Coca-Cola at a supermarket of Swiss retailer Denner, as the
spread of the COVID-19 disease continues, in Glattbrugg, Switzerland,
on June 26, 2020. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)

CR tested 85 food items from 11 categories—beverages, canned beans,
condiments, dairy, fast food, grains, infant food, meat and poultry,
packaged fruits and vegetables, prepared meals, and seafood, according
to the Jan. 4 report. Researchers examined the presence of
plasticizers—a chemical used to boost the durability of plastics. The
group analyzed two to three samples from each food item, looking for
two types of common plasticizers—bisphenols and phthalates—as well as
some of their substitutes.

They found that these chemicals remained “widespread” in our food
products despite “growing evidence” of health risks. CR discovered
that 79 percent of tested samples had bisphenols while 84 out of 85
items had phthalates.

Exposure to such plasticizers can cause severe health issues, like for
example in children, bisphenol A (BPA) exposure can negatively affect
the brain and prostate glands as well as their behavior. BPA has also
been linked with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and high
blood pressure.

Phthalates have been associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, lower
sperm motility and concentration, early puberty in girls, and cancer.

Both bisphenols and phthalates have been shown to be endocrine
disruptors, meaning they can interfere with the generation and
regulation of hormones. Disruptions to hormone levels can lead to
cardiovascular disease, infertility, diabetes, and neurodevelopmental
disorders.

Exposure to these chemicals can come from the environment, food, and
packaging, right from dust in the house to the printed receipt from a
grocery store.

CR found that the levels of BPA and other bisphenols were “notably
lower” compared to when the group last tested for BPA in 2009. This
suggested that “we are at least moving in the right direction on
bisphenols,” said James E. Rogers, who oversees product safety testing
at the organization.

However, there wasn’t “any good news” on phthalates. Not only were
they present in almost all foods, but their levels were also “much
higher” compared to bisphenols.

Some of the top food items with the highest level of phthalate
contamination as discovered by CR’s tests are as follows:

    Beverages: Brisk Iced Tea Lemon, Coca-Cola Original, Lipton Diet
Green Tea Citrus, and Poland Spring 100 percent natural spring water.
    Canned Beans: Hormel Chili with Beans, Bush’s Chili Red Beans Mild
Chili Sauce, and Great Value (Walmart) Baked Beans Original.
    Condiments: Mrs. Butterworth’s Syrup Original and Hunt’s Tomato Ketchup.
    Dairy: Fairlife Core Power High Protein Milk Shake Chocolate,
SlimFast High Protein Meal Replacement Shake Creamy Chocolate, Yoplait
Original Low Fat Yogurt, and Tuscan Dairy Farms Whole Milk.
    Fast Food: Wendy’s Crispy Chicken Nuggets, Moe’s Southwest Grill
Chicken Burrito, Chipotle Chicken Burrito, Burger King Whopper With
Cheese, Burger King Chicken Nuggets, and Wendy’s Dave’s Single With
Cheese.
    Grains: General Mills Cheerios Original and Success 10 Minute
Boil-in-Bag White Rice.
    Infant Food: Gerber Mealtime for Baby Harvest Turkey Dinner,
Similac Advance Infant Milk-Based Powder Formula, Beech-Nut Fruities
Pouch Pear, Banana & Raspberries, and Gerber Cereal for Baby Rice.
    Meat and Poultry: Perdue Ground Chicken Breast, Trader Joe’s
Ground Pork 80% Lean 20% Fat, Premio Foods Sweet Italian Sausage, and
Libby’s Corned Beef.
    Packaged Fruits and Vegetables: Del Monte Sliced Peaches in 100%
Fruit Juice, Green Giant Cream Style Sweet Corn, and Del Monte Fresh
Cut Italian Green Beans.
    Prepared Meals: Annie’s Organic Cheesy Ravioli, Chef Boyardee
Beefaroni Pasta in Tomato and Meat Sauce, Banquet Chicken Pot Pie,
Campbell’s Chunky Classic Chicken Noodle Soup, and Chef Boyardee Big
Bowl Beefaroni Pasta in Meat Sauce.
    Seafood: Chicken of the Sea Pink Salmon in Water Skinless
Boneless, King Oscar Wild Caught Sardines in Extra Virgin Olive Oil,
and Snow’s Chopped Clams.

Some of these foods had far higher levels of phthalates compared to others.

For instance, Annie’s Organic Cheesy Ravioli had 53,579 nanograms of
phthalates per serving, which is more than double what was found in
Chicken of the Sea Pink Salmon in Water Skinless Boneless, Moe’s
Southwest Grill Chicken Burrito, Burger King Whopper With Cheese, and
Fairlife Core Power High Protein Milk Shake Chocolate.
Dangerous Chemicals, Autism

CR pointed out that regulators from the European Union and the United
States have set a threshold for BPA and some of the phthalates. None
of the 85 food items exceeded these limits. However, this doesn’t mean
that the tested foods are safe for consumption.

“Many of these thresholds do not reflect the most current scientific
knowledge, and may not protect against all the potential health
effects,” said Tunde Akinleye, the CR scientist who oversaw the tests.
“We don’t feel comfortable saying these levels are okay. … They’re
not.”

For instance, some studies have associated high blood pressure,
insulin resistance, and reproductive issues with phthalates even when
the level of the plasticizer was below the thresholds set by European
and American authorities, CR noted.

Because people can be exposed in a wide range of ways, it can be
difficult to quantify a safe limit for the chemicals in any single
food.

“The more we learn about these chemicals, including how widespread
they are, the more it seems clear that they can harm us even at very
low levels,” said Mr. Akinleye.

A study published in September found that BPA was directly linked to
two key disorders during childhood—autism and
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In children with
these conditions, the body’s ability to detoxify BPA was found to be
reduced.

Bisphenol-S (BPS), a BPA substitute, was found to potentially increase
the risk of cardiovascular disease according to a 2022 study.
“Although BPA, BPS, and BPF share similar chemical properties, BPS and
BPF are not safe alternatives for BPA,” it warned.

A study published at the National Library of Medicine in June 2022
found that phthalates in high concentrations in certain medications
could raise the risk of childhood cancer.

Overall, childhood phthalate exposure was associated with a 20 percent
higher risk of childhood cancer. The risk of developing lymphoma or
blood cancer doubled while the risk of developing osteosarcoma, a bone
cancer, rose by almost three times.