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]]> By: Priscilla Briones http://blog.practicallygreen.com/2010/03/plastics-101/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Priscilla Briones Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:20:23 +0000 http://blog.practicallygreen.com/?p=212#comment-140 Polystyrene containers for food have been used safely for more than 50 years, having been tested and deemed safe by government agencies. Any minuscule amount of styrene that may migrate out of polystyrene containers into food is far too small to be of any health concern. Styrene occurs naturally in many foodstuffs, including cinnamon, beef, coffee and strawberries. More importantly, no authoritative or regulatory body anywhere in the world considers styrene to be a known cause of human cancer. A study conducted by a "blue ribbon" panel of epidemiologists and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (November 2009) reports: "The evidence of human carcinogenicity of styrene is inconsistent and weak. On the basis of the available evidence, one cannot conclude that there is a causal relationship between styrene and any type of human cancer." Priscilla Briones for the Styrene Information and Research Center (SIRC), Arlington, Virginia. SIRC (www.styrene.org) is a trade association that represents interests of the North American styrene industry with its mission being the collection, development, analysis and communication of pertinent information on styrene. Polystyrene containers for food have been used safely for more than 50 years, having been tested and deemed safe by government agencies. Any minuscule amount of styrene that may migrate out of polystyrene containers into food is far too small to be of any health concern. Styrene occurs naturally in many foodstuffs, including cinnamon, beef, coffee and strawberries. More importantly, no authoritative or regulatory body anywhere in the world considers styrene to be a known cause of human cancer. A study conducted by a “blue ribbon” panel of epidemiologists and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (November 2009) reports: “The evidence of human carcinogenicity of styrene is inconsistent and weak. On the basis of the available evidence, one cannot conclude that there is a causal relationship between styrene and any type of human cancer.”

Priscilla Briones for the Styrene Information and Research Center (SIRC), Arlington, Virginia. SIRC (www.styrene.org) is a trade association that represents interests of the North American styrene industry with its mission being the collection, development, analysis and communication of pertinent information on styrene.

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