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"en.20161006.26.4-269-875"2
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"The consumption of junk food might not be unsafe in the short term, but healthy food may also present long-term risks if carried in packaging which itself contains unsafe substances. There is a range of items that come into contact with the food we eat every day, in the form of wrapping, packages or utensils used to prepare and consume our meals.
Food is indeed one the most significant sources of human exposure to chemicals, and we estimate the number of substances coming into contact with it at around 15 000. So this was a timely assessment of the state of the applicable legislation. We need more EU-level measures to better protect all consumers in the European markets from risks posed by such substances. The impact of inks, glues and coatings, as well as substances present in recycled paper and cardboard, has been underestimated, and the combined effect of various substances present in the same item remains absent from the European Food Safety Authority’s risk assessments. The presence of endocrine disruptors in food contact materials is a particularly sensitive issue, given the serious risk to human health that chemicals such as Bisphenol A can pose. A full ban is in order."@en1
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