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Ultra-processed foods are foods that have undergone multiple industrial processing steps. They have significantly higher microplastic contamination than fresh, whole foods. Rese…
avoid.net/plastic-tea-bags→35/100[WARNING]A single plastic-containing tea bag can release approximately 11.6 billion pieces of microplastic and 3.1 billion pieces of nanoplastic into your cup of tea. This makes tea bags…
avoid.net/plastic-cutting-boards→40/100[WARNING]Plastic cutting boards are a major overlooked source of microplastic contamination in the kitchen. One study estimated that a polyethylene board releases between 7.4-50.7g (0.26…
avoid.net/bottled-water→62/100[CAUTIONARY]Bottled water contains significantly more micro- and nanoplastics than previously thought. Each time you screw a plastic bottle cap on and off, it generates 553 microplastic par…