Not only this, but the machines used to process food shed plastic too. Which I think people are even less happy to hear, because this means simply buying food in glass and paper containers doesn’t make much difference.
Analysis of microplastics in commercial vegetable edible oils from Italy and Spain
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814624002152
It’s pretty much inescapable and we need government regulation. I’m surprised the EU hasn’t led the way here yet, but they probably will be among the first.
It is in everything, even our brains. You thought covid was bad on your cognitive abilities, plastic is making it worse day by day.
I wonder if it’s the reason that everyone seems to have lost their fucking minds these days.
No shit, hot food sheds plastic from its container.
Was waiting for this one!