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Apples wrapped in plastic packaging in a supermarket in Cardiff, United Kingdom on July 4, 2019. Matthew Horwood \/ Getty Images <\/p>\n

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According to a new report by European scientists, plastics \u2014 from food packaging to furniture, clothing and medical equipment \u2014 contain thousands more chemicals than environmental agencies had previously estimated, raising concerns about consumer safety and pollution, reported Reuters.<\/p>\n

More than 13,000 plastic chemicals had been identified by the United Nations Environment Programme, but the new report by PlastChem revealed more than 16,000 \u2014 more than 4,200 of which are \u201cof concern\u201d because they have been found to be hazardous…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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