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Food Toxicology

Food packaging uses various materials like plastic and cans to protect foods. Plastic is a versatile material made from elements and is used widely. However, plastics can contain toxic chemicals like BPA and phthalates. Exposure to these chemicals is linked to diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Canning uses metal cans to preserve foods but these cans often contain BPA, which has been linked to health effects such as behavioral issues in children. Both plastic packaging and canned foods pose risks due to the chemicals they contain.

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Food Toxicology

Food packaging uses various materials like plastic and cans to protect foods. Plastic is a versatile material made from elements and is used widely. However, plastics can contain toxic chemicals like BPA and phthalates. Exposure to these chemicals is linked to diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Canning uses metal cans to preserve foods but these cans often contain BPA, which has been linked to health effects such as behavioral issues in children. Both plastic packaging and canned foods pose risks due to the chemicals they contain.

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FOOD PACKAGING

• CANNING
• PLASTIC
Group members:
 Nakhal Elahi 70099393
 Mehak Zainab 70098587
 Samman Ishfaq 70099421
 Zainab 70098107
Content:
 Introduction
 Uses in daily life
 Toxic chemicals
 Body effect
 Diseases
Food packaging:
 Food packaging is the enclosing of food to
protect it from damage, contamination,
spoilage, pest attacks, and tampering, during 
transport, storage, and retail sale. 
 Because the packaging needs for various types

of food differ, many kinds of food packaging


materials are available, including:
 Aseptic processing
 Cans
 Cartons
 Flexible packaging
 Pallets
 Trays
 Wrappers
 Bags
 Boxes
Plastic
 Plastic is a surprisingly versatile material with
elemental origins.
 Elements from the periodic table, such as

carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur,


are the building blocks for a variety of plastics
used to make many of the products we use
every day.
 Some plastics are transparent and durable for
use in eyeglasses or safety goggles. Other
plastics are strong and lightweight, allowing
us to ship more products with less packaging.
Plastics can even be bacteria-resistant for use
in food packaging and life-saving medical
equipment.
Uses in daily life:
 It accounts for the largest usage of plastics
world wide and is used in numerous packaging
applications including containers, bottles,
drums, trays, boxes, cups and vending
packaging, baby products and protection
packaging.
 Plastics enable 
sustainable, durable, long-lasting design and c
onstruction
 in homes, buildings, and infrastructure like
bridges.
 In automotive design, plastics have
contributed to a multitude of innovations in
safety, performance and fuel efficiency.
Toxic chemicals:
 Indeed, there is growing apprehension about
the hazardous chemicals used in the
manufacture of plastics. These chemicals have
hazard properties such as being carcinogenic,
mutagenic or reprotoxic, persistent, bio
accumulative and toxic, or endocrine
disrupting. Several chemicals of concern are
authorized for use in plastic food packaging
like bisphenol A and di-phthalate.
 BPA, found in plastic water bottles, plastic
storage containers, thermal paper receipts, and
the lining of food cans; and phthalates, found
in many products and often used to make PVC
plastics (such as imitation leather and some
shower curtains).
Body effect:
 Studies in humans link BPA to metabolic
disease, obesity, infertility, and disorders like
ADHD. Studies in animals have also linked
BPA to prostate and mammary cancer, as well
as brain development problems. 
 Phthalates are known to affect hormones, she
says, which means they can alter the
development of reproductive organs and alter
sperm count in males.
 These chemicals have direct and documented

impacts on skin, eyes, and other sensory


organs, the respiratory, nervous, and
gastrointestinal systems, liver, and brain.
Diseases:
 Exposure to a compound commonly found in
plastic food containers is linked to heart
disease and type 2 diabetes, according to the
first large epidemiological study in humans.
 Polyvinylchloride: Can cause cancer, birth

defects, genetic changes, chronic bronchitis,


ulcers, skin diseases, deafness, vision failure,
indigestion, and liver dysfunction.
 Polystyrene: Can irritate eyes, nose and throat
and can cause dizziness and unconsciousness.
Migrates into food and stores in body fat.
Elevated rates of lymphatic and hematopoietic
cancers for workers.
 Polyethylene: Suspected human carcinogen
Canning
 Canning, method of preserving food from
spoilage by storing it in containers that are
hermetically sealed and then sterilized by heat.
 The process was invented after prolonged

research by Nicolas Appert of France in 1809,


in response to a call by his government for a
means of preserving food for army and navy
use. 
 Cans consisted of a sheet of tin-plated iron that
was rolled into a cylinder (known as the
body), onto which the top and bottom were
manually soldered.
 This form was replaced in the early 20th

century by the modern sanitary, or open-top,


can, whose constituent parts are joined by
interlocking folds that are crimped, or pressed
together.
Uses in daily life:
 Canning is often used to preserve:
 Beans
 Vegetables
 Fruits
 Fish
 Meats
 Supply ready-to-eat meals, such as soups and
pasta dishes.
Toxic Chemicals:

 Many canned foods contain Bisphenol A


 (BPA).
Body effect:
 Exposure to BPA is a concern because of the
possible health effects on the brain and
prostate gland of fetuses, infants and children. 
 It can also affect children's behavior. 
 Additional research suggests a possible link
between BPA and increased blood pressure,
type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Diseases:
 Canning is linked to chronic diseases.
 Positive correlations between BPA levels and

some human diseases have been reported in


epidemiological studies.
 Diabetes type 2: BPA exposure effect glucose

metabolism.
 Reproductive Disorders: Risk of male sexual
dysfunction.
 Risk of female sexual dysfunction.
 Risk of delivering prematurely and recurrent

miscarriage.
 Respiratory diseases: Risk of Asthma in

children.
 Autoimmune diseases: BPA may negatively
affect human immune function.
 Chronic kidney disease: BPA exposure may

affect renal function in addition to the


consideration of dialyzers as one additional
source of BPA.
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S01
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saferchemicals.org/2017/05/17/nationwide-test
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www.kpbs.org/news/health/2017/05/17/many-
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/
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