Maybe Their Time Has Not Passed

Added to the reasons against dining out (excess sugar, fats, and calories in general) is higher ingestion of phthalates. [bold added]

the phthalate levels of those who dined out often were nearly 35 percent higher than those of people who reported eating food purchased at the grocery store, and fast-food restaurants are a particularly strong source of the chemical

Phthalates affect the endocrine system. Forbes:

scientific studies...have shown how phthalates may interfere with sex hormones and suggested links between consuming phthalates and a variety of health problems such as birth defects, infertility, cancers, childhood asthma, obesity, and autism.

Phthalates are not a substance added to food but arise from contact with wrapping and other plastics.

phthalates are chemicals used in many plastic items to help them become more flexible. Therefore, phthalates may be leeching from all of these plastic items into the food that subsequently goes into your mouth.

Plastic-wrapped meats (kirwens)

Apparently we should patronize fast-food restaurants less in order to avoid phthalates. Cooking and dining at home carry their own risks, however. Meat, chicken, and fish must be inspected not only for spoilage but for the manner in which they are wrapped. (Plastic wrapping seems like progress because consumers can examine the shielded product without contaminating it.)

Supermarket butchers who wrap the orders in paper--maybe their time has not passed after all.