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Over 90% of common household items contain hazardous plastic chemicals

Researchers found nearly 93% of known plastic chemicals in common products pose a high health risk, with 4,200 of 16,000 identified as highly hazardous.

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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 93% of known plastic chemicals used to wrap food and make clothes, toys, and other common household and personal care products pose a high risk to human health, according to a new investigation provided exclusively to CNN. Potential health harms include cancer, genetic changes, and endocrine, reproductive and

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KIFI broke the news in Idaho Falls, United States on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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