Most plastics such as PVC, so as not to be rigid and brittle material added with a softener (plasticizers). Some examples of softener is epoxidized soybean oil (ESBO), in (2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA), and poliklorin biphenyls (PCBs) used in the packaging industry and food processing.
Softener materials such as PCBs are now banned its use because it can cause tissue death and cancer in humans (carcinogenic). Signs and symptoms of this poisoning of pigmentation in the skin and the lump, stomach disorders, as well as arms and legs limp. While in pregnant women, resulting in the death of a baby in the womb and birth defects.
softener materials that may cause problems is DEHA. DEHA has activity similar to the hormone estrogen (female hormone in humans). Based on the results of tests on animals, DEHA could harm the hybrid system and produces a defective fetus, in addition to cause liver cancer. To avoid the danger that might happen if every day we are contaminated by DEHA, then we should look for alternative wrapping other foods that do not contain any softener materials such as plastics made of polyethylene or natural material (such as banana leaves).
Another danger that can threaten our health if we burn the material is made of plastic. Burning plastic can cause problems for our own. Burnt plastic will release toxic fumes which when inhaled can cause sperm become infertile and fertility disruption. The burning of PVC will issue DEHA which can disrupt the balance of the human hormone estrogen. But they can also cause damage to chromosomes, causing the babies born in the condition of defects.
ESBO softener Materials (epoxidized soybean oil) is also commonly used as insecticides. So far, this softener material danger to human health has not been there / in research. As for the environment, ESBO able to kill zooplankton, and this has resulted in the disruption of the food chain of marine animals. It will also impact on disturbance source of protein, especially fish, to humans.
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Many the materials used to make plastics bags comes from recycled material of unknown origin.
Concerns on the use of plastic products that relate directly to human food become reasonable to note, given the danger of chemical substances in a plastic product which when consumed by the body can cause cancer.
In addition to harmful foods, the use of plastic products like plastic bags, straws for human life is also very harmful. Because the content of plastic materials are not easily explained by the nature, or it takes over 1000 years for nature to be mengurainya.
If it’s plastic that’s not good for health, whether there are signs to recognize it? It turns out there is, And that has already been set and set internationally, so that anywhere in this world the same codes and symbols.
The code is issued by The Society of Plastics Industry in 1988 in the United States and was adopted also by the institutions to develop systems code, such as ISO (International Organization for Standardization). Some of the codes are: PET, HDPE, V- Polyvinyl Chloride, LDPE, PP, PS.
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1. Prevent the use of baby bottles and baby cups (with holes penghisapnya) made from polycarbonate, try to choose and use baby bottles made from glass, polyethylene, or polypropylene. Use baby cups made from stainless steel, polypropylene, or polyethylene. To suction, use a silicone based, as it will not release carcinogenic substances as in the dot made from latex.
2. If the use made of polycarbonate plastic can not be prevented, do not store food or drinking water in hot conditions.
3. Avoid using plastic bottles for storing drinking water. When the use of plastic bottles made from PET (code 1) and HDPE (code 2), can not be prevented, only use disposable and immediately spent for disposal of antimony trioxide compounds continued to increase over time. Alternative materials that can be used are stainless steel or glass bottles.
4. Prevent heat food packaged in plastic, especially in the microwave oven, which can lead to chemical substances contained in the plastic is released and reacts with the food faster. This could happen if the plastic packaging used for packaging oily or fatty foods.
5. Wrap the food first with banana leaves or paper before wrapped in plastic wrap when it will be heated in a microwave oven.
6. Try to use containers made of fabric for carrying vegetables, food, or groceries and use packaging made from stainless steel or glass to keep food or drink
7. Prevent the use of plastic plates and cutlery for cooking. Use cutlery made from stainless steel, glass, ceramics, and wood.
8. Spread the tips and invite everyone in our homes, offices, schools, campuses, and anywhere to find out this information and implement it in everyday life.
9. Ask the government to issue a policy with respect to plastic, as has been done by the Regents of Wakatobi, Ir Hugua, in order to rescue the marine ecosystem in the Wakatobi. As known, Wakatobi has the highest coral reef ecosystems and the best in the world today.
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