Plastic food packaging and containers can contain hundreds of chemicals that cause cancer, infertility and gene mutations, according to new research.
The wrappings had 388 individual "substances of concern" including 352 known to be carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic to reproduction - dubbed CMRs.
A further 22 were hormone or endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and 32 endanger health with persistence and 'bioaccumulation'.
