FDA Allows Ongoing Use of Toxic Chemicals that Leach into Food and Drinks

Source: https://earthjustice.org/press/2023/fda-allows-ongoing-use-of-toxic-chemicals-that-leach-into-food-and-drinks

Author: Zahra Ahmad, Earthjustice

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today affirmed its May 2022 decision to allow the ongoing use of phthalates, a class of toxic chemicals, in food packaging and food production equipment. Health and environmental advocates had asked FDA to reconsider that decision based on mounting scientific evidence that phthalates in food cause serious health harm.