一个有毒的关系:超加工食品和塑料
Joe Yates1, Suneetha Kadiyala2, Megan Deeney2
1London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK. Joe.Yates@lshtm.ac.uk.
Globalization and health
|October 25, 2024
概括
超加工食品 (UPF) 和塑料的兴起创造了巨大的利,但损害了人类健康和环境. 解决这种有毒关系需要制定新的政策,以减少塑料食品接触化学品 (FCC) 造成的慢性化学暴露.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 食品科学 食品科学 食品科学
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
背景情况:
- 超加工食品 (UPF) 和塑料的共生增长为工业产生利,以牺牲公众健康和环境为代价.
- 塑料包装促进了UPF的全球扩散,与饮食质量差和慢性疾病有关.
- 由于潜在的健康风险,越来越多地关注塑料食品接触化学品 (FCC) 和微型/纳米塑料.
研究的目的:
- 探索UPF和塑料的相互连接生命周期和经济效益.
- 突出塑料食品接触化学品 (FCCs) 造成的危害的低估化学维度.
- 质疑当前政策是否足以应对来自UPF和塑料的慢性化学暴露.
主要方法:
- 对现有证据的评论和批判性分析.
- 检查UPF与塑料生命周期和经济驱动因素之间的相互作用.
- 关于塑料食品接触化学品 (FCC) 和它们迁移到食品中的科学文献的审查.
主要成果:
- 由UPF和塑料共同生产的危害是由共同的经济利益驱动的.
- 成千上万的塑料FCC迁移到食品中,其中许多没有充分测试安全性.
- 从UPF和塑料的慢性化学物质暴露可能有助于全球非传染性疾病的负担.
结论:
- 需要紧急的政策干预,以解决UPF和塑料之间的有毒关系.
- 全球塑料污染条约必须考虑塑料食品接触化学品 (FCC) 对健康的影响.
- 对管理UPF和塑料化学品的政策进行重新评估是必要的,以减轻慢性健康风险.
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