Startling new report finds hormone-warping chemicals in 99 PERCENT of food sold in American stores - which may raise risk of cancer, autism and infertility

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 1/12/2024 | By ALEXA LARDIER

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Of 85 products tested, a popular organic pasta product had the highest levels

These chemicals have been linked to cancer and other serious health conditions

READ MORE: Average water bottle contains 240k pieces of nanoplastics

'Forever chemicals' linked to cancer are found in virtually every food product sold in American stores, a shocking report suggests.

The watchdog Consumer Reports tested 85 everyday items for the presence of phthalates and bisphenols, two types of PFAS chemicals used to make plastics.

The researchers tried to make their sample size as broad as possible - testing water, soda, cereal, bread, meat, fish, condiments, desserts and even baby food.

All but one product tested positive for the substances, which have been dubbed 'forever chemicals' because they are virtually impossible to break down in the body where they cause untold health problems.

It comes amid growing fears about the massive amounts of chemicals being ingested by Americans every year - and whether it is related to a mystery spike in cancers among young people.

A study earlier this week found water bottles contain a quarter of a million pieces of microscopic plastics.

In the latest report, Consumer Reports measured the amount of phthalates - a group of chemicals used to make plastics more durable - in products in nanograms, which indicates a mass equal to one billionth of a gram.

The product with the highest amount of phthalates per serving in nanograms was Annie's canned organic cheesy ravioli, which contained 53,580 nanograms of phthalates per serving.

It is not clear how much of these get broken down by the body or released naturally during the digestive process. But the CDC says that between 2 and 20 nanograms per milliliter of blood can cause people adverse health problems.

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Strangely they seem to have found the most plastics in several organic products.

This is plastic mulch. Organic approved

Plastic row cover, Organic approved.

Plastic drip line, required under plastic mulch. Organic approved

Various bits of plastic found in commercial compost, including Organic approved

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Progress

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Don’t believe anything from the CDC.

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She was amazing...