Microplastics in Food and Beverages: Recent articles with general info on microplastics and plastic pollution
Compiled by David Whiteside
For our June blog, here are some great general info articles on microplastics and reducing your exposure and consumption. Stay tuned to our social media accounts for more info (links below). All articles are recent.
Microplastics In Your Food Are Contributing To These Two Health Issues: Study
(New York Post June 1, 2025)
A new study in mice suggests that microplastics in food and drink could be interfering with blood sugar levels and damaging the liver…
6 Ways You Can Control Microplastics From Getting Into Your Food
(HuffPost June 9, 2025)
Whether you’re chopping veggies on a plastic cutting board or reheating last night’s diner in a plastic container, you may be increasing your exposure to microplastics…
Experts Say You Should NEVER Store These Foods In Plastic Containers — Here’s Why (Delish Magazine June 9, 2025)
https://www.aol.com/experts-never-store-foods-plastic-140000153.html
Hot foods (!!!), acidic foods, greasy and oily foods, should not be stored in plastic containers. Read this article to learn more. Heat can release microplastics and other bad plastic chemicals into your food and beverages.
What Experts Want You To Know About Microplastics
(New York Times May 20, 2025)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/well/microplastics-health-risks.html
This is a must read or share if you or someone you know wants to learn more about microplastics.
“Unpacking the Plastic Problem” … and other questions answered, including: How Can you minimize your exposure? How worried should you be about health effects? What are microplastics? How do they get into our bodies? What do we know about the health effects?How can we reduce exposure?
VIDEO: Study Finds Large Amount Of Foods Contain Plastic
(CBS Boston)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBGisj_VewQ
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