The Claim

Packaging materials used for ultra-processed foods can leach endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as bisphenols and phthalates into food, and observational studies associate exposure to these chemicals with increased cancer risk through mechanisms including oxidative stress and inflammation.

Source: Ultraprocessed Food and Risk of Cancer: Mechanistic Pathways and Public Health Implications

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

Packaging for processed foods can release harmful chemicals into the food you eat. Studies suggest these chemicals might increase cancer risk by causing stress and inflammation in your body.

See the scientific wording

Packaging materials used for ultra-processed foods can leach endocrine-disrupting chemicals like bisphenols and phthalates into food, which observational studies associate with increased cancer risk through mechanisms like oxidative stress and inflammation.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Ultraprocessed Food and Risk of Cancer: Mechanistic Pathways and Public Health Implications

    The study talks about how ultra-processed foods, including their packaging, can increase cancer risk, which matches the claim about chemicals from packaging getting into food and causing harm.

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