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Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods

Six months ago, we launched what seemed like a quick and easy project: to test 100 everyday foods for the presence of plastic chemicals. Sounds like fun, right? Maybe a two-week project? That's what we thought, too. Nat's tweet that started it all Our interest was sparked by recent discussion of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs): Minderoo 2024 Plastic Health Umbrella Review Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of…

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