Polystyrene packaging, widely used in the in-store meat departments of national grocery chains such as Kroger, Safeway, and Albertsons, presents significant health risks. This inexpensive material not only degrades into the foods it encases but also introduces toxic compounds when heated, exposing consumers to many carcinogen. The particles range in size from micro-dust to pieces as large as a dime.
Go to any of these stores and you will find black polystyrene particulate on your steaks, pork, chicken, and ground meats.
After realizing the seriousness of this issue, I reached out to the FDA to report the contamination on a national level. Despite multiple requests to file an official report, the FDA declined to accept any complaint, advising me instead to submit reports to individual state agencies. Subsequently, I filed reports in Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona, yet received no effective response. The FDA’s refusal to acknowledge this hazard on a national level has left millions of Americans vulnerable to potential harm, underscoring the need for unified federal intervention to regulate the use of polystyrene in food packaging.