Food packaging is designed to contain and protect food from spoiling. But these same materials meant to keep our food safe, can also be a source of harmful chemicals, raising concerns about potential health impacts.

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Susmann, H.P., L.A. Schaider, K.M. Rodgers, R.A. Rudel. 2019. Dietary Habits Related to Food Packaging and Population Exposure to PFASsEnvironmental Health Perspectives. 127 (10). doi: 10.1289/EHP4092

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Schaider, L.A., S.A. Balan, A. Blum, D.Q. Andrews, M.J. Strynar, M.E. Dickinson, D.M. Lunderberg, J.R. Lang, G.F. Peaslee. 2017. Fluorinated Compounds in U.S. Fast Food Packaging. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 4(3):105–111doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00435.

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Rudel, R.A, J.M. Ackerman, R.E. Dodson. 2011. Dietary Intervention and DEHP Reduction: Rudel et al. Respond. Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(9):a380-a381. doi:10.1289/ehp.1103852R

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Rudel, R.A, J.M. Gray, C.L. Engel, T.W. Rawsthorne, R.E. Dodson, J.M. Ackerman, J. Rizzo, J.L. Nudelman, J.G. Brody. 2011. Food packaging and bisphenol A and bis(2-ethyhexyl) phthalate exposure: Findings from a dietary intervention. Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(7):914-20. doi:10.1289/ehp.1003170

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