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Important Steps to Protect Children from Food Additives

- Prioritize consumption of fresh or frozen fruits.
- Avoid processed meats, especially maternal consumption during pregnancy.
- Avoid microwaving food or beverages (including infant formula and pumped human milk) in plastic, if possible.
- Avoid placing plastics in the dishwasher.
- Use alternatives to plastic, such as glass or stainless steel, when possible.
- Look at the recycling code on the bottom of products to find the plastic type and avoid plastics with recycling codes 3 (phthalates), 6 (styrene), and 7 (bisphenols) unless plastics are labeled as biobased" or "greenware,” indicating that they are made from corn and do not contain bisphenols.
- Wash hands before handling foods and/or drinks and wash all fruits and vegetables that cannot be peeled.
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