Packaging Gateway : "Retail packaging is failing tests for toxic heavy metals, violating US state laws, according to a new report by an organisation that promotes reducing toxicity in packaging.
About 14% of retail packaging has failed a screening test for toxic heavy metals, according to a report by the Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH).
Imported products using flexible polyvinylchloride (PVC) packaging and printing inks and colourants used on shopping and produce bags are most likely to contain lead and cadmium, which are known environmental and health hazards, the report said.
Lead or cadmium were also found in 52% of flexible PVC packaging, mostly imported from China and Pakistan, making these imports the most likely to be in violation of state laws, the TPCH report said.
Packaging laws in 19 US states permit a maximum concentration limit of 100 parts per million when metals such as cadmium, lead, mercury and hexavalent chromium are combined.
The TPCH was formed in 1992 to promote the Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation in an effort to reduce the amount of heavy metals in packaging and packaging components that are sold or distributed throughout the US."
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