CHEMICALS in food packaging have been shown to affect the development of breast tissue in mice.
The scientists who carried out the research suggest that women exposed to such chemicals, which mimic female hormones, may be at increased risk of breast cancer.
The team, from Tufts University in Boston, found that the mammary glands of young female mice developed in a way that made them more likely to develop breast cancer.
The mice also became sensitised to oestrogen, the natural hormone that advances many breast cancers.
The research focused on bisphenol A (BPA), a compound used in the manufacture of