Chemical Found in Foam Cups a Possible Carcinogen
Report adds styrene, formaldehyde to the list of monitored chemicals
The chemical styrene, ubiquitous in foam coffee cups and take-out containers, has been added to the list of chemicals considered possible human carcinogens, according to a new U.S. government report.
On Friday, experts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services added styrene, along with five other chemicals — captafol, cobalt-tungsten carbide (in powder or hard metal form), certain inhalable glass wool fibers, o-nitrotoluene and riddelliine — to its list of 240 substances that are “reasonably anticipated” to be carcinogenic.