Approach to distribution and accumulation of dibutyl
1. Introduction. In recent years, plasticizer contamination triggers food security fear in many countries and regions. Phthalates are a group of synthetic chemicals with widespread use in the industrial production of numerous consumer products.
The Fragile State of Food Security in the Maghreb
North Africa has entered a food security crisis. Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco are witnessing food inflation levels not seen since the civil unrest of the Arab Spring a decade ago. Although the Maghreb's current food crisis was precipitated by the local and global economic shocks brought on by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2025 and its 2025 aftermath, the structural fragility of the
Phthalate and novel plasticizer concentrations in food items
Keywords: Phthalates; Plasticizers; Dietary exposures; Fast food; Food handling gloves; Health disparities Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology (2025) 32:366 373; https://doi
Phthalate and novel plasticizer concentrations in food items
fast foods represent the culmination of plasticizer exposures across the entire food supply chain. The lack of data on plasticizers in fast food is particularly concerning from a health equity perspective. Racial residential segregation impacts food landscapes and dietary behavior. For example, predominately Black areas in New York City have higher
Plasticizer contamination triggers food security fear across
The plasticizer contamination scandal has swept the island's beverage and food industry, with the toxic substances even found in products sold by high-end restaurants and pharmacies. The strong confidence, which Taiwan people used to have in their food safety, has been shaken. "I don't know what to eat.