“Plastics packaging is safe” says BPF

Posted on 21 Feb 2014 by The Manufacturer

The British Plastics Federation has responded to claims made in The Guardian newspaper that chemicals are leeching into foods from plastic packaging.

Responding to this claim, the British Plastics Federation director general designate, Philip Law said: “The Guardian article followed a familiar pattern.” “The article cited a paper from a learned journal warning of long term damage of exposure to synthetics and urging further research. “It was an alarmist piece and once again the views on the…

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