Role Of Plastics In Diabetes

EDM number 2922 in 2010-12, proposed by Keith Vaz on 26/03/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Diseases and Health education and preventive medicine.

That this House is deeply concernedby the recent literature reviewed by Professor Miquel Porta of Spain and Professor Duk-Hee Lee of South Korea showing links between chemicals in plastics, including the now banned PCBs, the plastic-softenersphthalates and the plastic-hardener Bisphenol A and diabetes and obesity; notes that they are common substances in food packaging and plastic bottles; further noteswith alarm that both diabetes and obesity are becoming increasingly common, with diabetes set to rise to 10 per cent of the population by 2032; and calls on the Governmentto conduct further research to establish the dangers posed to the nation's health.

This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs.