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Scientists are finding microplastics everywhere from brain tissue to arteries and warning of the health risks posed by their buildup inside our bodies. They’re also discovering just how easily the tiny particles get there. Microplastics don’t just shed off of plastic items from overuse, like when a water bottle breaks down over weeks or months of being washed and refilled. They also leach into our food and drinks with even the brief use of a product with plastic components, alarming scientists.
Even more came off the container and leached into the pasta when she microwaved it in the same vessel. “Mostly, when a container says ‘microwave safe,’ it means it’s safe for the container to be in the microwave — it’s not going to melt,” said Fulfer. “But that doesn’t mean that it’s safe for you as a person, because microwaving plastic particularly changes the chemical bonds — they make them more weak.
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