Posted on 01/09/2024 4:35:22 PM PST by Carriage Hill
A new study has found that the overwhelming majority of protein foods such as meat and fish are contaminated with microplastics. The comprehensive study, conducted by researchers at the nonprofit Ocean Conservancy, found that approximately 88% of protein samples tested contained microplastic particles. "Highly processed products contained the most microplastics per gram," the study said in its findings.
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The question is “how much”? Now, when I can taste the plastic in the food or drink, then it is likely significant. But there is a threshold that is not significant, just as food in the wild contains poisons, bugs, heavy metals, etc. Without a quantity, and an explanation as to what is a possibly dangerous quantity, I am not going to worry about it. Plastic has kept enough food from spoiling that it has likely saved a lot more hours of life than it has destroyed.
“And? They pass right thru you.
I saw that movie at Drake university in Iowa, in a snowstorm w/ new girlfriend, and well remember that scene. LOL.
We’re all gonna die!
Again.
Unless you have a pocket in either intestine where they could collect, but since it’s probably inert, and likely harmless. Doesn’t worry me, but that study is sure alarmist, isn’t it?
Oh no! Plastics. How horrible.
Stuff made from food/food waste:
https://youtube.com/shorts/Xy284hSA8OM?si=FRgV4bxQGQIxcTMw
https://youtube.com/shorts/nx6DIxDFH1Y?feature=share
Just one more reason I’m glad I bought a small farm years ago and raise all my own meat.
I can’t say how bad this is for the typical American, but I’m glad I’m not participating.
Microplastics are found in everything but plastic. LOL.
As a child the only things made of plastic were checkers.
In my teens, something fake was like “that’s so plastic, man”
This from almost two years ago. Trying to get more mileage out of an old story to keep the sheep distracted from the real wolves.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/03/25/plastics-found-inside-human-blood/7153385001/
Yum! Love all that. Tastes good and good for you.
If you look back to the early 1970’s there were almost no plastic food containers. It was either glass, steel/tin or coated paper.
Food generally lasts longer in glass containers.
Man made roughage. 🤡
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