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Are there plasticizers in food bags?

January 2, 2023

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Customer question: Is there a plasticizer in the food bag?Excellent answer:Food-grade food bags do not contain plasticizers.Whether plastic bags can hold food is mainly not to see whether they contain plasticizers, but to see whether harmful substances will be released into food and cause harm to the human body. Because there are not only plasticizers that are harmful to the human body.In our country, plastic packaging bags are generally made of two types of plastic films: one is made of polyethylene, polypropylene and melamine, which is non-toxic and can be used to pack food at room temperature or under freezing conditions; One type is a plastic bag made of polyvinyl chloride, which is toxic and cannot be used as a food packaging bag.There is also a kind of recycled plastic bags with various colors that we commonly process from recycled waste plastic products, and they cannot be used as food packaging bags. This is because in the production process of polyvinyl chloride plastic bags and recycled plastic bags, various additives such as stabilizers and plasticizers need to be added. Some toxic substances in these additives are especially harmful when the temperature is high or stored for a long time. When it comes into contact with oily food, it will decompose to produce polymerized monomers, penetrate and migrate into food, which is extremely harmful to human health.Recommended related articles: Are food bags hygienic? “Detailed explanation”Plasticizers (also called plasticizers) are originally a kind of polymer material additives, which can increase the softness of materials when added to rubber, adhesives and other materials, especially to increase the toughness and elasticity of plastic products, making them more flexible. durable.DEHPIt is a plasticizer commonly used in plastic materials. It can be ingested into the human body through food and distributed in tissues such as liver, kidney, fat, and testis, causing adverse effects on various organs.DEHPIt is a plasticizer commonly used in plastic materials. It is recognized as a fourth-class toxic chemical substance in Taiwan. It is a non-edible substance and should not be used in food production and processing. It is mostly used in plastic materials. It acts like artificial hormones and can be harmful. Male reproductive ability promotes precocious puberty in females, and long-term accumulation of high doses in the body may cause gender confusion in children.

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