Plasticizers
Level 4 — Significant concernsIn Winter's Dictionary
Plasticizers is a other — Substances that add flexibility to plastics; migrate from food packaging into food
What it does
Substances that add flexibility to plastics; migrate from food packaging into food
Where you'll see it
PVC food wrap, ink, coatings, packaging
What the research says
Migrate from packaging into food, especially fatty foods. Includes acetyl tributyl citrate, butyl stearate, epoxidized soybean oil. Phthalates are the most concerning class.
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Substances when migrating from food packaging materials include acetyl tributyl citrate, butyl stearate, and epoxidized soybean oil