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Agree that there are unknowns, but it's important to keep in mind that plastics have been used in medicine for quite some time. Devices for injection, inhalation, etc. Plastic are long-chain polymers which tend to be pretty non-reactive in the body, but you are correct additives/plasticizers can leech and be an issue.

I guess my point is - sure, maybe we'll find out one day that plastics are causing cancer, but we have a lot of data to suggest they don't at this point.




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