General Mills faces renewed calls to remove plastic chemicals from food

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Consumer advocates are pushing the conglomerate to stop using chemicals linked to heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

Consumer Reports is continuing to sound the alarm on plastic chemicals in food, with the advocacy group again targeting General Mills for producing a range of products found to contain risky and unintended ingredients. Advocates on Thursday delivered a petition signed by more than 30,000 to General Mills' headquarters in Golden Valley, Minnesota, calling on the company to address potentially hazardous plastic chemicals in its food.

In addition to Annie's Organic Cheesy Ravioli, other General Mills products found to contain the plasticizer included the Yoplait, Cheerios, Green Giant and Progresso brands. In a letter sent to the company in February, Consumer Reports also alerted General Mills to 'concerning' levels of phthalates in several of its products.

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