Study: Toxic Food Packaging Putting Kids at Risk

March 18, 2014

Researchers in Denmark have just published their findings from a study on PFCs in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, warning that these chemicals, which are regularly used to keep things grease and stain-free, could also be predisposing children to metabolic disorders later in life. Once PFCs are in the body, they can inflict damage.

The Dutch research…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.