Breakfast cereal manufacturers in Europe are weighing to their packaging after research points to potential harmful health effects from recycled cardboard. Swiss researches found mineral oils in packaging that is made from recycled newspapers. These oils, which come rom printing ink, could get into foods such as cereal, pasta and rice, the UK Press Association said Tuesday (March 08, 2011). Koni Grob, of the government-run Food Safety Laboratory in Zurich, said toxicologists linked the oils to two effects in rats: inflammation of internal organs, and cancer. "One meal has no real effect on health. It is a matter of long-term exposure," Grob told the BBC. He was referring to a Swiss study where researchers tested 119 products purchased at German supermarkets last year. Products with thicker and more expensive inner lining bags appeared to block oil from contaminating foods. The same is also true for Aluminum foil, which acts as a barrier.
My Opinion of Article:
I believe this is something that we need to look out for in the near future. Foods are getting contaminated for no reason and people could get seriously ill or even die becuase of it. If we want to enjoy our cereals and pasta, we are going to need to check and make sure the packing is thicker. This might cost a bit more but if we want to enjoy the food we have, it is well worth it. Cancer and the inflammation of internal organs is extremely dangerous and getting either shouldn't be because of eating everyday foods. If you are going to get cancer, it is best to get it from something we have no control of. As for packing foods, we do have control of this. This needs to be fixed right away so we can enjoy foods without having to worry about the inflammation of internal organs or cancer.
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