NEWS|Plastic bags careful eating soup plasticizer

2015-11-15 09:03:17 CNA Taipei 15 (Xinhua)

Many people take the plastic bag habit soup. Experts warned that the move "will certainly eat plasticizer." Since the law is difficult to ban, people should change their habits to protect themselves healthy.

 

Food Safety storm after another, government and private institutions study of stainless steel is suitable for use as food containers after calling thermos, smoldering pot or spoon if scratched, it should not re-use; and recommend restaurants and do not provide plastic cutlery Use for too long, so as not to release unhealthy substances.

 

Despite the rising awareness of food security, but paradoxically, take plastic bags containing hot food, many people have grown accustomed to.

 

Former secretary general of the Consumers Foundation, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University professor Wu Jiacheng, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and clinical toxicology laboratory experts have warned 林中英, plastic bags of soup "would certainly eat plasticizing agent" as much as possible even scraping It marks the release of the amount of plastic dishes.

 

Plastic bags made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is made, and with a plasticizer to soften the material. What is the plasticizing agent? Lin Zhongying that it belongs to environmental hormones, can interfere with the normal functioning of the endocrine system, so that women mature, male androgenic weakened, and increase the risk of cancer.

 

If the endocrine system disorders, physical health will pull the alarm. Lin Zhongying said in recent years not only women increased incidence of endometrial cancer, breast cancer and even male ratio is also increased.

 

She added that the domestic studies have found that the average contemporary Taiwanese male genitals to the anus from distance (AGD), and 20 percent shorter than the international study past. Studies suggest that male fertility related with this distance.

 

In addition, past deserted metabolism Branch, nephrology, now appears to be ahead of time to see the doctor a number of months before they get to hang phenomenon.

 

Nevertheless, in all walks of life worried about environmental hormones scattered every corner of life, while the people of Taiwan are still accustomed to hot food take plastic bags, and even soup. Lin Zhongying, Wu Jiacheng two experts feel contradictions.

 

Wu Jiacheng said, If the government banned this, I am afraid that is not easy, because it would spread fear related to industrial interests. Instead of waiting for public power shots lifting the ban, the two experts have called for, the consumer should be themselves, to abandon the use of plastic bags in the wrong soup diet, play good defense and finally a self-protection role.

 

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