Baby food pouches, in particular, carry a higher chemical exposure risk. | Jeffrey Greenberg, Universal Images Group via Getty Images This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Most people decide if it’s safe to eat an old tub of yogurt in the fridge or canned tuna in the back of the cupboard by checking its sell-by date. But no label indicates that pesticides, phthalates, PFAS, or other hazardous chemicals could be seeping from those containers into your food. Of more than 15,000 chemicals that come in...
Your food may be safe. Its packaging is another story.
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