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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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[–] 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.