[Chinese Packaging Network News] Food Packaging Affects Fertility, a press release issued by the German Research Association said that the association funded a special study conducted by the University of Erlangen, Nuremberg, Germany, that the reduction in the number of sperm in the global men's population in the past few decades may be related to the wide range of light industry The chemicals used as softeners are related to phthalates. This substance is widely found in cosmetics, children's toys, and food packaging. If its content is excessive, it will cause great harm to human health. So, what kind of material is it? What kind of harm will it cause to the human body?
According to Qu Jian, a researcher at the Institute of Environmental Health Monitoring at the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, phthalates are a class of chemicals that can have a softening effect. It is commonly used in hundreds of applications such as toys, food packaging materials, medical blood bags and hoses, vinyl flooring and wallpapers, detergents, lubricants, and personal care products (such as nail polish, hair sprays, soaps, and shampoos) In the product.
Professor Cheng Changmei of the Department of Chemistry at Tsinghua University said that studies have shown that phthalates play a role similar to female hormones in humans and animals and can interfere with endocrine, reduce semen volume and sperm count, and impair sperm motility. Abnormal sperm morphology, severe testicular cancer can cause men's reproductive problems "culprit."
In cosmetics, nail polish has the highest phthalate content, and many cosmetic aroma components also contain it. Professor Cheng Changmei said that the substance in cosmetics will enter the body through the female's respiratory system and skin. If it is used excessively, it will increase the risk of women suffering from breast cancer, and it will also endanger the reproductive system of the baby boys who will give birth to them in the future. .
Experts have found that soft plastic toys and children's products containing phthalates may be put in children's imports. If they are left for a long time, the amount of phthalates released will exceed the safe level, which will endanger Children's liver and kidneys can also cause precocious puberty in children.
In order to reduce the harm of phthalates to the human body, it is usually necessary to pay attention not to foam instant noodles with foam containers. Do not use polyvinyl chloride (containing phthalates) plastic containers to heat foods in a microwave oven. The correct procedure is to move foods into heat-resistant glassware or ceramic vessels for heating.