Parents switch from plastic packaging to protect their children
Published: 30 April 2006
Category: Packaging CONCERNS, Phthalates
According to the New York Times, more and more parents are trying to raise their children in a “world free of toxins,” which means for some, switching from plastics to alternative packaging that could “protect [their] children from what they see as dangers.”
After reading published reports that some plastics contain additives such as phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA), which have been found to be harmful animal studies, concerned parents are switching to allegedly inert packages, such as wax paper wrappers and coated aluminum containers. According to Dr. Leonardo Trasande, assistant director at the Center for Children’s Health and the Environment at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, children are especially vulnerable to toxins because their body systems are still developing and if children “go off track, you can’t hit the rewind button.” Thus, parents will often pay more and sacrifice convenience for packaging that may reduce their kids’ health risks.