Plastics in our food: biting off more than we can chew?

A new study has found that our bodies absorb 25% of food-contact chemicals found in packaging. Should we be worried?

Tad Kirakowski: Public is ‘sick of plastics’, and wants change . Picture: Brian Lougheed

Breakfast cereal is packed in plastic. So are lunchtime sandwiches, takeaway dinners, and soft drinks. Even fresh fish, meat, fruits, and vegetables come wrapped in a thin film of it.

Plastic is the airtight material of choice for packaging food.