: any of various salts or esters of phthalic acid used especially as plasticizers and in solvents
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Some plastic boards may also contain BPA, phthalates, or other harmful chemicals that can leach into food, particularly when exposed to heat or acidic ingredients.14
Choose glass, bamboo, or sustainably harvested hardwood boards instead of plastic or more porous wood cutting boards.5
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Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2025
The samples were then sent to an independent laboratory, which ran nearly 36,000 tests on 258 contaminants, including a slew of heavy metals, phthalates, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (also known as PFAS or forever chemicals), and bisphenols BPA and BPS.
—Korin Miller, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
Which means people may not be able to determine from the label if chemicals like phthalates are used in the product.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
For example, microplastics often contain chemical additives such as Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2025
The samples were then sent to an independent laboratory, which ran nearly 36,000 tests on 258 contaminants, including a slew of heavy metals, phthalates, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (also known as PFAS or forever chemicals), and bisphenols BPA and BPS.
—Korin Miller, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
Which means people may not be able to determine from the label if chemicals like phthalates are used in the product.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
For example, microplastics often contain chemical additives such as Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Phthalate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phthalate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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