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Stop Wrapping Your Food in Plastic

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Plastic is one of the most common materials in most households. We have plastic containers, plastic bottles, plastic bags, used to store different foods. This material is making a huge difference in our lives, but for the worse. Everybody has heard of the dangers of plastic, but they are not truly aware of how dangerous it can be.  Health Problems with Plastic Plastic that is commonly used in food packaging and plastic containers is usually made out of PVC. This material is known to cause some harmful effects that can be dangerous to us. Some chemicals from this plastic packaging can migrate to the foods they contain. If it spreads in unhealthy amounts, it can cause birth defects, genetic changes, skin diseases and in some cases even cancer.  Many times we don’t know what kind of plastic we are using. We wrap food with plastic, and sometimes even warm them up in plastic containers. This can be detrimental to our health, hence we have to use the right kind of packaging for our foods.  W