FDA: Infected Plastic Still “On Shelves"
Laundry soaps and detergents spill from ISI infected containers at Seaway Market, Toledo, on 20 June 2040.
27 June 2040
TOLEDO, OH
More consumer products infected with ISI bacteria “may still be on store shelves” in Toledo, according to a warning issued Tuesday. But Federal officials have still been unable to determine the source of the outbreak.
The warning, issued by the Food and Drug Administration's northern Ohio office, with support from the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Centers for Disease Control, states that consumers in the Toledo area should "refrain from purchasing products made with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or its low and high density varieties (LDPE and HDPE) until further notice."
The two affected plastics are used as packaging or in a wide variety of products, including (but not limited to) food, soft drinks, alcohols, clear and enhanced waters, resealable bags, cooking oils, smart electronics, and some items of clothing.
The warning notes that frozen foods are unaffected, as ISI cannot survive in temperatures of 29° Farenheit or below. Products made with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are also exempt from the warning.
ISI, short for Ideonella sakaiensis inexplebilis, is a mutation of a plastic-eating bacteria commonly used by industrial composting facilities. Since its 2038 emergence in south Florida, outbreaks of the bacteria have damaged plastic-based materials across much of the eastern United States, as well as the European Union. Plastics originating from effected regions are banned in Canada and the Western Pact, while all US and EU plastic exports have been outlawed in China, Korea, and Japan.
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