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Christopher Shadle

Writer / Research Analyst at The Food Institute

Researcher, Writer, Gentleman Farmer.

Publications

  • The Food Institute
    7 articles

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  • —The Food Institute
  • —The Food Institute
  • —The Food Institute
  • The Plastic Diet: Uncovering Hidden Microplastics in the Food Supply
    22 Jan 2024—The Food Institute
    Perhaps you’ve heard a version of the alarming factoid from a WWF study: each week, we eat roughly a credit card’s worth of plastic. The presence of plasticizers in the food supply chain – particularly phthalates and bisphenols like BPA –has raised significant health concerns. Despite their utility in enhancing the flexibility and durability of plastics, these chemicals have infiltrated almost every facet of food production, from packaging materials to processing equipment. Consumer Reports‘...
  • —The Food Institute