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07.11.26 - 14:00
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New ′high safety′ chemicals in plastic food packaging linked to lower birth weight, study finds (The Guardian)
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Dinch, an allegedly 'safe' alternative, used in the EU and US also found to cause fetal development complicationsExposure to a new generation of allegedly “safe” plasticizers is linked to lower birth weight and fetal development complications, which could cause serious health problems later in life, a new peer-reviewed study found.As the health risks in exposure to common phthalate plasticizers became clear over the last few decades, industry began switching to a new type of chemical, called Dinch, that it claimed was a “high safety”, nontoxic alternative. It is widely used in soft plastic food packaging in the United States and European Union, and is found in children's toys, medical devices, some textiles, flooring and other consumer goods. Continue reading......
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06.11.26 - 08:24
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′Every day, someone loses a hand or a leg′: the brutal reality of India′s textile recycling industry (The Guardian)
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In Panipat, 1m tons of used clothing a year are turned into products for global brands, but dangerous machinery and few safeguards mean life-changing injuries are commonFor three months, Suraj Kumar's job was to feed discarded clothes into shredding machines in Panipat, an industrial city in the north Indian state of Haryana. Clothes discarded in the US, Canada and Europe arrive in the city to be torn back into fibres and spun into yarn, feeding a textile recycling industry that supplies markets across the world.Suraj, 19, had travelled from West Bengal state to work in Panipat's factories, following his cousins and friends who had already found jobs there. He hoped to earn enough to send money home to his parents. But in late August, an electrical short circuit in the machine propelled him into the shredding mechanism. The accident crushed both arms. Continue reading......
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