Food containers are dangerous to our health

Styrofoam cups and plastic containers - get rid of them.

Formaldehyde, Styrene Added To U.S. Health Department's Carcinogens List

Formaldehyde, a preservative used in labs and mortuaries, and styrene, the chemical used to make styrofoam cups and food containers, were among six chemicals that were added today to the U.S. health department's list of chemicals that are known to cause cancer or could raise the risk of cancer.

So that cup for that morning coffee on the go better be in a ceramic or stainless mug.
But what about that plastic cup, spoon, container... Read this and be scared:

USCC Fights to Keep Potentially Penis-Deforming Chemicals in Our Plastic

The US Chamber of Commerce is using its vast lobbying muscle to try to block the regulation of some toxic chemicals that are routinely being used in consumer plastics. And yes, scientists have discovered that some of those chemicals have been found to mutate male genitalia. In other words, the Chamber of Commerce is fighting to keep chemicals believed to deform the human penis widely available to the American public.


A wide body of scientific research has linked these chemicals, including phthalates and Bisphenol A (BPA), to declining birth rates, stillbirths, and an increasing number of birth defects. Many of the chemicals under review for increased regulation have already been banned in Europe and Canada. In fact, studies have shown that these plastic chemicals are directly linked to an alarming rate of male genital birth defects such as hypospadias, a condition in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside, rather than at the end, of the penis.

Plastics? A great future? For who?