Testing Finds Industrial Chemical Phthalates in Cheese - don't eat processed cheese
http://kleanupkraft.org/data-summary.pdf
Summary of Major Findings
- Phthalates were detected in nearly every cheese product tested (29 of 30 varieties).
The testing identified ten different phthalates in all, with up to six in a single product; - Average phthalate levels were more than four times higher in macaroni and cheese
powder samples than in hard blocks & other natural cheese, in fat of products tested; - DEHP, the most widely restricted phthalate, was found more often and at a much higher
average concentration than any other phthalate, among all the cheese products tested.
This is really disturbing. I found a good article from The Guardian that has some more information regarding phthalates:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/10/phthalates-plastics-chemicals-research-analysis
I didn't realize how widespread their usage is, and how easily they can leach into things like food