Health
Bottle-fed babies swallow millions of microplastics a day, study finds – The Guardian
Exposure is far higher than previously thought and also affects plastic food containers
Bottle-fed babies are swallowing millions of microplastic particles a day, according to research described as a milestone in the understanding of human exposure to tiny plastics.
Scientists found that the recommended high-temperature process for sterilising plastic bottles and preparing formula milk caused bottles to shed millions of microplastics and trillions of even smaller nanoplastics.
The polypropylene bottles tested make up 82% of the world market, with glass bottles being the main alte…
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