• Phthalates. Your shelf food that looks great with a great wrapper and plastic covers may seem hygienes from germs. However, it contains Phthalates. The same substance in the plastic gloves that chef wears, the soap bar that you are using and much other cooking equipment.
  • DEHP (Di-Ethylhexyl Phthalate), A substance that exists in the list of banned chemicals in the world. The world knows this material as one of the Most Dangerous Chemicals In The World. It has been sitting far too long in the surface of various fast food items. It remains in the surface of butter, cheese, and meat packaged in vinyl cover.
  • DiNP (Di-Isononyl Phthalate), this substance receive lesser attention than another Phthalate group. Nevertheless, it creates huge problematic issues as well. There are also some countries that has began to put a ban on this substance. This substanse is under HM List Of Chemicals Banned In Production. Its toxic effects on human as well as to animals which become a world wide issues.
  • DEHA is another plastic wrap material that you can find in every household. It has chemical compounds that are “plasticizer” which has a similar form with DEHP.
Food Preservation And Additive
There are many chemicals that make food stay fresher longer with bright colors. If it weren’t for these industrial chemicals, we will be eating things fresh from the farm that tend to rot quicker.
  • Nitrates and nitrites, the duo chemicals in most meat process food that preservatives protein for longer usage. Long term contamination can impact thyroid hormone production and also the ability of blood to deliver oxygen in the body. Nitrates and nitrites also have been linked with gastrointestinal and nervous system cancers.
  • 1-Methylcyclopropene, the substance to enable fruits to look fresher and maintain their color for a long time. The substance is sprayed and can get inside the fruits, despite the healthy effect of natural fruits to begin with.