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=====Why Is the FDA Downplaying the Risk of Microplastics From Food Packaging?===== | |||
[https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/fda-microplastics-food by Maya Rommwatt 11/9/24 Common Dreams] | |||
The Food and Drug Administration has entered the plastic pollution fray. This summer the agency published a web page ostensibly meant to calm consumers’ nerves about the recent spate of reporting on microplastic contamination. Despite the FDA’s clout, the publication relies on hand-waving and empty reassurances, which do nothing to instill trust in the agency charged with keeping our food supply safe. | |||
=====Bellies full of microplastic rob baby fish of their basic instincts===== | =====Bellies full of microplastic rob baby fish of their basic instincts===== | ||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/microplastics-rob-baby-fish-of-their-basic-fear-instincts by Nsikan Akpan 6/6/16 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/microplastics-rob-baby-fish-of-their-basic-fear-instincts by Nsikan Akpan 6/6/16 PBS NEWS] | ||
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In Microplastics, a Reporter Sees the Big Picture
By Nina Agrawal 25/04/2025 The New York Times
As a health reporter covering chronic diseases for The New York Times, I often get ideas for articles from new medical research. And as someone who grew up near the ocean, I have long been aware of the vast amounts of plastic we as a society use and throw away — and the detrimental effects that such waste can have on the environment.
So in February, when I came across a study about the buildup of microplastics inside of human brains and other tissue, I was immediately curious.
In the study, researchers at the University of New Mexico described a novel way to identify and measure the amount of microplastics inside human bodies. They also showed that over time, as the amount of plastic in the environment has increased, so too has the level of microplastics in our brains.
