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about plastic cutting boards being named a “significant source of microplastics in human food” by a recent study published in the journal. Microplastics, which are tiny plastic pieces less than 5 millimeters in diameter, are released when we chop on plastic cutting boards made of polyethylene and polypropylene.
These tiny bits of plastic can cling onto vegetables and meats or enter our environment when plastic cutting boards are washed in the sink or dishwasher. Emerginghave found that microplastics enter the human body “through ingestion, inhalation, and skin exposure,” and their presence in humans can cause an increased risk of “myocardial infarction, stroke, or death.
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