plastic bags have components that are hazardous to health


Time:

2023-03-28

Chemical compounding agents: In order to increase transparency and elasticity, a certain amount of plasticizer is added to PVC cling film. When wrapped for a long time, the grease in the food can easily dissolve the harmful substances in the cling film, and when heated, the release of the chemical compounds in the plasticiser into the food is accelerated. These chemical compounds can damage the human endocrine system and disrupt the normal hormone metabolism of the body, causing breast cancer in women, congenital defects in newborns, reduced sperm count in men and even mental illness after consumption.

 

(1) polyvinyl chloride: polyvinyl chloride monomer absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract, part of the whistle excreted, another part of the decomposition into ethanol and monochloroacetic acid. These substances can have a toxic effect on the nervous system, bones and liver, leading to the development of angiosarcoma. Ethanol can damage the body's nerves, causing dizziness and blurred vision, and in severe cases can even cause cancer.

(2) Lead stearate: lead stearate is a stabilizer for PVC plastic bags, and the lead stearate in plastic bags dissolves into food when it is hot. Lead stearate is extremely easy to precipitate, and once it enters the body it can cause accumulative lead poisoning. These toxic substances and food eaten together, harmful to human health.

(3) Phthalates: Phthalates, which should be called phthalates, are additives to the plastic process, mainly used to increase the flexibility of plastic products, and a small amount of human contact can be harmful. Phthalates are low-toxicity chemicals that are damaging to the central nervous system and liver. The dose of phthalates used in plastic processing is not very large, and phthalates must be heated at high temperatures to free the toxic monomer, qualified plastic products are basically not harmful to human beings, and most of the harm exists in the production process.

(4) Chemical compounding agents: In order to increase transparency and elasticity, a certain amount of plasticizer is added to PVC cling film. When wrapped for a long time, the grease in the food can easily dissolve the harmful substances in the cling film, and when heated, the release of the chemical compounds in the plasticiser into the food is accelerated. These chemical compounds can damage the human endocrine system and disrupt the normal hormone metabolism of the body, causing breast cancer in women, congenital defects in newborns, reduced sperm count in men and even mental illness after consumption.