According to a new study, at least 3,600 chemicals come into contact with food in packaging, kitchenware and food processing equipment in the US. Those chemicals are now also showing up in human bodies. Host Carol Hills speaks with Erik Millstone, a professor at the University of Sussex, about why regulations for food in the US are currently less stringent than those in place in the European Union.
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