Is Your Baby’s Food Full of Microplastics?
Greenpeace says two leading brands tested had more than 5,000 microplastics in one pouch and over 11,000 in another.
- Greenpeace International researchers estimated thousands of microplastics in baby food pouches, ranging from more than 5,000 in one brand to over 11 in the other, affecting roughly 40% of the global market.
- Sybil Bullock, a senior campaigner at Greenpeace USA, identified polyethylene lining as a likely source in the report Tiny Plastics, Big Problem: The Hidden Risks of Baby Food Plastic Pouches.
- Researchers detected endocrine-disrupting substances in packaging and food; plastics made from fossil fuels contain hazardous chemicals, with small exposures potentially causing lifelong effects on infants' developing organs.
- Greenpeace is calling on governments to adopt the United Nations Global Plastics Treaty and urging leading brands to phase out plastic pouches in favor of reusable, plastic-free packaging.
- Parents trust brands to ensure uncontaminated baby food, yet plastic-free options remain limited. "Surely we can all agree that the burden of proof can't be our children," said Bullock.
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sabado.ptResearch analyzed samples of Nestlé and Danone products and detected up to 54 microplastic particles per gram of food in yogurt bags and up to 99 in fruit puree bags.
Microplastics contaminate infant food in plastic bags, is the conclusion of a report released by Greenpeace International that has triggered alarms about the presence of microplastics in infant foods sold in flexible bags by Nestlé and Danone. The analyses detected polluting particles in all the products analyzed. The research also warns of possible chemical residues associated with plastic, both in the packaging and in the food. The environment…
Microplastics have been quietly colonizing the food we put on the table for years, but a new study points out that baby food packed in flexible plastic bags from Nestlé and Danone can be one of the main routes of exposure in the first months of life. Research carried out by the Norwegian institute SINTEF Ocean and published this Wednesday has detected microplastics in all the infant food products analyzed: the purées of Gerber (Nestlé) and those…
Shocking amounts of microplastics were found in baby food from the global companies Nestlé and Danone. In the popular plastic squash bags ("quetschies"), tiny plastic particles can be fed directly into the food. The criticism is that the plastic squash bags, which appeared for the first time less than two decades ago, are highly popular today. Through a single "quetschies", up to 11,000 microplastic particles can be absorbed by children. Overall…
"Thousands of particles were found in international Nestlé and Danone products. Greenpeace is now also calling on Austria to investigate baby food in plastic bags.
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