Study of Popular Drinks Found 95 Percent Contained Plasticizers

Study of Popular Drinks Found 95 Percent Contained Plasticizers
Study of plasticizers in popular drinks found that regardless of the packaging, added sugar was the kicker. AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Jessie Zhang
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Spanish researchers have found in a study of 75 drink samples that nearly all contained plasticizers—chemical coatings that give plastics their bendy and soft form—and the more sugar, the more plasticizer it had.

Plasticizers are polymer materials added to plastics for desired flexibility and durability, with bisphenol A, also known as BPA, and phthalates being the most commonly used.