Phthalates have been banned by the US government since 2022 because they are dangerous, but they were present in Filet-O-Fish packaging in New York.
Packaging of (a fish burger that once existed in Portuguese McDonald’s) from an American McDonald’s contained chemicals not authorized for use in contact with food by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) since 2022, according to test results shared with .
Laboratory tests ordered by anti-jail campaign group, Fuck McDonald’sand conducted by Symbio Laboratories in San Diego, detected at least six phthalates present in a used and empty Filet-O-Fish box from a New York McDonald’s. Studies have shown that This type of chemicals can migrate from packaging to food.
In a 2022 study, researchers discovered evidence of an association of phthalates with neurological development problems, lower semen quality and risk of childhood asthma, and moderate to robust evidence of congenital genital defects in boys.
A 2018 study from the American Academy of Pediatrics also stated that certain phthalates used in food packaging may contribute to cardiovascular diseases.
There are 23 phthalates banned by the FDA, and those discovered in American McDonald’s fish burger packaging have been linked to a increased risk of poor male reproductive development.
As he explains to Vice, The Filet-O-Fish has been a staple of the McDonald’s menu since 1965with USA Today reporting in 2023 that the chain currently sells around 300 million of these sandwiches per year.
The joke: “Prepare your taste buds and testicles for McDonald’s juicy new Filet-O-Dicklet, our most innovative sandwich ever, which is chemically proven to shrink the penis“.
