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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damien Gayle

Recycled plastic bottles leach more chemicals into drinks, review finds

Plastic PET bottles.
PET is the third most widely used type of plastic in food packaging. Photograph: imageBROKER/Alamy

A widely used kind of recycled plastic bottle passes more potentially harmful chemicals into their contents than newly manufactured bottles, researchers have warned.

Researchers from Brunel University London found 150 chemicals that leached into drinks from plastic bottles, with 18 of those chemicals found in levels exceeding regulations.

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