Hi, Gwendolyn-- Greenpeace haas a website that deals with the topic of
plastics and how they affect food, as well as other ways they pollute. The
site can be found at
http://www.greenpeace.org/~toxics/
Best, --E.
At 10:19 PM 11/08/1999 -0600, Gwendolyn L Griffin wrote:
>i have heard much about the fact the plastics leach toxics into whatever
>food substance they are holding (incl. plastic soda bottles, plastic
>baggies, tupperware . . . .)
>that they indeed leach hormonal disrupters which are causing girls to
>reach puberty prematurely, for one . . .other effects i cannot remember
>. . .
>does anyone have information on this?
>thanks!
>gwendolyn griffin
>
>
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