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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 05 > Some food packaging is home to a potential carcinogen, EPA says

Some food packaging is home to a potential carcinogen, EPA says

Chemical industry says there’s no evidence it causes harm to humans

By David Lazarus / The Bulletin
August 5, 2008

The next time you make some microwave popcorn or cook a frozen pizza, consider this: The packaging of many of these products contains a chemical that the Environmental Protection Agency considers potentially carcinogenic and wants businesses to voluntarily stop using by 2015.

Studies show that....

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