Recently we had an inquiry by someone who believed they were having an allergic reaction to a specific plasticizer found in some soft plastic products. We replied that it was indeed possible, but this also got us thinking: the additives used in plastics processing and manufacturing are common knowledge to those in the industry, but probably very foreign to the general public. Thus, we have compiled this round-up of common plastics additives, the reason for their addition, and some considerations about them.
Read all about it after the jump.
