This article was written for The Grocer by one of our Directors, Steve Hynd.
We don’t know how many microplastics we eat. This is, in and of itself, alarming. We do have some best estimates: one University of Newcastle study found we consume a credit card’s worth of plastic (5g) every week through inhalation, food, and beverages.
We do also know plastic additives such as bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates have been found in human urine, that microplastics are in human faeces and, terrifyingly, in our blood. One study hit the headlines by showing how microplastics can pass through the placenta to unborn babies. Perhaps the bigger unknown is the harm they are doing, although initial small-scale studies show some alarming results, such as disrupting the barriers that surround all cells – which may affect their functioning.
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