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Which proteins contain the most microplastics? A study of more than a dozen kinds of protein, including beef, tofu and breaded shrimp, found microplastics in nearly 90 percent of the tested samples (wapo.st)

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[–] rbn@feddit.ch 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does anyone know if microplastics in plant-based products really come from the plants themselves? Or is the product contamined during production or from the packaging?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago

It's pretty clear that a lot of them are a result of processing and packaging, though I'd be surprised if zero were in the plants themselves.