We experimented on plastic packaging materials of food to find out whether they were toxic or not. Rats were used in testing the plastic packaging materials and their effect on rats were noted.
Samples were prepared from three kinds of plastic packaging material each of which was boiled for 30 minutes in three different ways given below.
(1) boiling in water (90°C).
(2) boiling in acetic acid (pH 4.0, 90°C).
(3) boiling in lard (90°C).
After boiling the materials were filtered and we used the filtrates as samples.
The samples were mixed with a standard feed (produced dy Oriental Yeast Company) and given to albino rats for 71 or 73 days. During this period the weight or rats, weight of feed eaten and condition of the internal organs were examined.
From these growth tests on the rats no remarkably abnormal changes were noticed. However, as there may be other factors which have an influence on the growth of rats we could not determine whether the plastic packaging materials were toxic or not. Therefore, we would wish to continue research on this problem.
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