Expert: Many plastic food wrappers and containers unsafe

Healthier way: A ‘char kway teow’ seller putting an order into a plastic bag. Consumers in Selangor are advised to bring their own containers for takeaways as a safer option.

PETALING JAYA: The Government should look into the use of paper wrappers for foodstuff to replace the plastics used now, a toxicologist said.

Universiti Malaya toxicologist Prof Dr Mustafa Ali Mohd said plastic wrappers were not only bad for the environment but many had compounds not yet verified as safe.