

But phthalates are no longer used in toys and some other items. The chemicals are in a lot of products Americans use every day. You just go get it,” Faulk said.īut after learning about what could be in it, she’s giving up that convenience.

“It’s fast and convenient,” said Jennifer Faulk, who Choi also met at the Clayton County shopping center. They’re more dense in certain areas,” Edwards said. So, there are these areas where fast food restaurants are heavier. And there are countless reasons for this linking back to racial discrimination and housing discrimination. “Primarily, Black Americans eat more fast food.

So, it really goes back to regulation in terms of protecting everybody,” Edwards said.Ĭertain ethnic groups eat more fast food due to food deserts and other factors. You know, fast food is a cheap alternative for a meal and not everybody can, you know, eliminate that from their diet. But we also recognize that’s not an option for a lot of people. “If you want to reduce your exposure you could eat lower on the food chain. Chicken burritos and cheeseburgers had the most. They found 81% contained phthalates, 86% had a replacement plasticizer in it. Researchers tested 64 items from various restaurants.
Researchers believe they seep into the food.ĭecades of studies show phthalates can cause a whole list of health problems. It also found the chemicals typically used to make plastics more flexible in gloves and packaging. a postdoctoral research scientist at George Washington University who worked on the study. “All the different food handling and processing equipment that food is processed on so, conveyor belts, industrial tubing, all of those things could be sources of the phthalates and the chemicals,” said Lariah Edwards, Ph.D. It concludes the chemicals are a widespread problem. That researcher might lead her to an October 2021 study by George Washington University which was published in the “Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.” And it’s something I want to do more research on,” Fluker said. “To know these new results is very, very alarming.
