US EditionStudy finds more microplastics in liquids from glass bottles than plastic, due to cap paint
- A study by France's food safety agency found that drinks in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in plastic bottles.
- The average microplastic count was about 100 particles per liter in glass-bottled soft drinks, lemonade, iced tea, and beer, which is five to 50 times higher than plastic bottles.
- Microplastics ranged from 4.5 particles per liter in glass water bottles to 60 particles in beer bottles, while plastic bottles contained an average of 1.6 particles per liter.
- ANSES stated that without a reference level for toxic microplastics, the health risk of these amounts is unclear.
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Every day it is discovered that microplastics are present in more objects and their presence in the most remote places on the planet. To avoid this, many avoid plastic containers and prefer glass containers thinking that they would be safer; but no, a study revealed that they contain up to 50 times more microplastics.
The results of a French study on microplastics are surprising. Plastic bottles are said to contain fewer particles than glass.
Study finds more microplastic in glass bottles than plastic
Drinks including water, soda, beer and wine sold in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in plastic bottles, according to a surprising study released by France's food safety agency on Friday. Researchers have detected the tiny, mostly invisible pieces of plastic throughout the world, from in the air we breathe to the food we eat, as well as riddled throughout human bodies. There is still no direct evidence that this preponderance …
Paris, France. Glass bottles containing water, soft drinks, beer or wine contain more microplastics than the equivalent in plastic bottles, according to a surprising study published on Friday by the French food safety agency. Researchers have detected these tiny pieces of plastic, mostly invisible, all over the world: from the air we breathe to the food we eat, as well as within the human body.Although there is no direct evidence that this massi…
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