Food from packaging made from recycled paper is contaminated with mineral oil and is suspected of being carcinogenic and mutagenic.
What is the situation with Migros packaging? Rice, for example, is sometimes found in gray boxes without any further packaging.
https://www.foodwatch.org/de/informieren/mineraloel/e-mail-aktion/#3
Guest
You can only hope that Migros will adhere to the existing regulations and monitor compliance. If there is still a plastic bag in the packaging ... that is probably no less problematic. That's just a second source of pathogens.
However, I fear that any "pathogenic" effect of packaging is not as serious as other environmental toxins.
And the problem that there are harmful substances in recycled paper is also a fundamental problem, more and more paper is being "recycled" that was already recycled before ... the harmful substances then accumulate even more.
brainstuff
Guest
Hello tralala
Thank you for your message. I will be happy to forward it to the appropriate department.
However, I can assure you that Migros complies with all guidelines and also checks this regularly.
Best regards
Tanja
Guest
Hello tralala
I have received the following information from those responsible:
This problem is already known. That is why Migros has been converting waste paper packaging into fresh fiber packaging for rice for years. Migros also regularly checks the quality of its food packaging. Our products, including the packaging, comply with Swiss legislation.
Kind regards
Tanja
Guest
The problem with cardboard packaging has been known for years. A new study shows that despite improved packaging, potentially harmful mineral oil can still be found in food.
Mineral oil in food: New packaging - old problems - Knowledge - Swiss radio and television
Guest
Between 2011 and 2015, one in four foods tested during official inspections was contaminated with mineral oils suspected of causing cancer (MOAH). A zero tolerance must apply to the particularly critical aromatic mineral oils (MOAH). This is the only way for manufacturers to ensure that mineral oil from other sources, such as production machinery and transport packaging, does not end up in food.
http://www.cleankids.de/2016/11/29/frankreichs-supermaerkte-verbannen-krebsverdaechtige-mineraloelverunreinigungen-aus-lebensmitteln/62420
