New Delhi, April 29 -- Finding fruits, vegetables and meat wrapped tightly in cling film is common in supermarkets today. How many times have you not given a second thought to buying such foods, assuming them to be fresh and safe for consumption?

According to nutritionist Ananya, who posted about this in her Instagram reel, "Cling wraps contain endocrine disruptor that has been linked to breast cancer in women and low sperm counts in men, causing early puberty in girls." "Stop using and buying plastic cling wraps to wrap your veggies. Research suggests the potentially toxic plastics in our cling wrap leach into our food," she warns in her caption.

Kanikka Malhotra, consultant dietician and diabetes educator, agrees, "Unfortunately, plast...