Report Warns Over 3,000, Potentially Harmful Chemicals, Identified in Food Packaging.br 'The Guardian' reports that scientists have found over 3,000 potentially harmful chemicals in food packaging and other food-related products.br 'The Guardian' reports that scientists have found over 3,000 potentially harmful chemicals in food packaging and other food-related products.br According to the report, two-thirds of those potentially harmful chemicals were not previously known to be found in food products.br A team of international scientists looked at over 1,200 studies measuring chemicals in food packaging, processing equipment, tableware and reusable food containers.br The report was released on br May 19 by the Food Packaging Forum, br a Switzerland-based non-profit.br According to the report, little is known br about many of the 3,240 chemicals br identified or their potential effects on people. .br Pete Myers, report co-author and founder of br Environmental Health Sciences, said that many br of these chemicals are ending up in the human body.br If we don’t know what it is, br we don’t know its toxicity. br The mix of chemicals is just br too complicated to allow br us to regulate them safely, Pete Myers, report co-author and founder and chief scientist br of Environmental Health Sciences, via 'The Guardian'.br If we don’t know what it is, br we don’t know its toxicity. br The mix of chemicals is just br too complicated to allow br us to regulate them safely, Pete Myers, report co-author and founder and chief scientist br of Environmental Health Sciences, via 'The Guardian'.br The Food Packaging Forum said that br many of the chemicals identified are known br hazards, such as phthalates and PFAs. .br The group warned that other chemicals have br not been adequately studied, and their br potential health effects remain unclear.br The full report was published br in the journal 'Critical Reviews br in Food Science and Nutrition.'.br The full report was published br in the journal 'Critical Reviews br in Food Science and Nutrition.