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Food
Microplastics in Seafood: Which Fish Are Safest to Eat?
A 2026 synthesis found effects in 95.2% of seafood specimens tested, yet seafood is still not your largest dietary source of particles. Which fish are lowest-contact.
October 20, 2025 · 9 min read
Pregnancy
Microplastics and Children: Why Kids Face the Greatest Risk
Kids carry a disproportionate microplastic burden. New 2026 data points at indoor and in-car air as the biggest controllable channel, not food.
October 15, 2025 · 10 min read
Food
Microplastics in Milk and Dairy Products: A Complete Guide
Microplastics are in milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream, but packaging and heat drive the exposure far more than the dairy itself. The lowest-contact formats, ranked.
October 8, 2025 · 10 min read
Pregnancy
Microplastics in Plastic Toys for Children: A Parent’s Guide
Plastic toys shed microplastics when chewed, scratched, or aged. Black recycled plastic toys contain brominated flame retardants. lower-plastic-contact wood, silicone & natural rubber picks.
October 6, 2025 · 10 min read
Home
Microplastics in Your Home: Hidden Sources and How to Eliminate Them
Room by room, ranked by what the measurements actually support: never microwave in plastic, filter the air, hard floors and natural fibres, ventilate the car.
October 1, 2025 · 10 min read
Pregnancy
Microplastics in Baby Food Pouches: Up to 11,000 Particles Per Pouch
A 2025 Greenpeace study found 5,000-11,000 microplastic particles in a single Gerber or Happy Baby Organics pouch. Glass jar alternatives ranked.
September 30, 2025 · 11 min read
Food
Microplastics in Salt: Should You Switch Brands?
Sea salt contains up to 600 microplastic particles per kilogram. Why that high concentration still adds up to a small share of your daily intake, and the cheapest swap.
September 25, 2025 · 6 min read
Clothing
How Much Microplastic Does Your Laundry Release? (2026 Numbers)
A single synthetic load releases 700,000+ microfibres into wastewater: 87–94% of which water treatment misses. The fabrics that shed worst, the in-machine filters that catch 87–94%, and the $35 bag that catches 70–90%.
September 18, 2025 · 9 min read
Pregnancy
Microplastics in Pregnancy Pillows: What You Sleep With All Night
Most pregnancy pillows (Boppy, Snoogle) are polyester or polyurethane foam: releasing microplastics for 8+ hours nightly. Organic cotton, kapok, and wool picks ranked.
September 15, 2025 · 9 min read
Health
Microplastics Health Effects: What the Latest Research Says
Microplastics have been found in human blood, lungs, brain, and placenta. From cardiovascular risk to neurological effects, here is what research reveals.
September 10, 2025 · 11 min read
Food
Microplastics in Fast Food: What Recent Studies Found
Processed food consistently tests among the highest per gram. The cause is cumulative plastic contact across the chain, and the fix is at the hot final step.
September 5, 2025 · 9 min read
Food
Microplastics in Sushi: Raw Fish, Soy Sauce Packets & Plastic Trays
Raw fish, plastic sushi trays, soy sauce fish packets, and rice all contribute to sushi microplastic load. Here is what to know and how to order lower-plastic-contact.
August 30, 2025 · 8 min read
Food
Microplastics in Soda and Energy Drinks: What Tests Reveal
A French food-safety study found glass-bottled soda carried 5-50x more microplastics than plastic, traced to scratched paint on the caps. The counterintuitive result explained.
August 25, 2025 · 9 min read
Pregnancy
Microplastics in Baby Products: A Parent’s Complete Guide
Bottles, pouches, toys and sleep surfaces ranked by exposure, plus why the pregnancy window outranks every registry decision.
August 18, 2025 · 11 min read
Food
Microplastics in Fruits and Vegetables: How Produce Gets Contaminated
A 2026 Amsterdam study found fruit, vegetables and grains supply ~99.5% of daily microplastic particles, ahead of seafood. Why that is, and what it does and does not mean.
August 12, 2025 · 9 min read
Pregnancy
Microplastics in Hospital Birthing Supplies: What to Know
PVC IV bags + DEHP, polyester gowns, newborn warmers: what hospitals use during delivery. DEHP-free alternatives and what to pack from home.
August 2, 2025 · 10 min read
Cosmetics
Microplastics in Tampons & Period Products: 2024 Berkeley Study
UC Berkeley’s 2024 study found heavy metals in 100% of tampons tested across 14 brands. Plus what we know about microplastics in pads, liners, and menstrual cups.
July 20, 2025 · 11 min read
Cosmetics
Microplastics in Cosmetics: 87% of Products Contain Them
Over 90% of cosmetic polymers are polyethylene, and the US microbead ban never covered leave-on products. What to read on the label and what the EU deadlines change.
July 15, 2025 · 10 min read
Food
Microplastics in Canned Tuna and Salmon: Double Exposure
Canned tuna and salmon combine fish-borne microplastics with epoxy can liner BPA leaching. Here is what brands tested lowest-contact and why pouches aren’t lower-plastic-contact.
July 11, 2025 · 9 min read
Food
Microplastics in Canned Food: Linings, BPA & What Leaches (2026)
Every food can has a plastic-polymer inner lining: usually BPA-based epoxy or modern BPA-NI replacements: that leaches into the food. Acidic and hot-packed contents are worst affected. The 2026 evidence and lower-plastic-contact packaging alternatives.
July 8, 2025 · 8 min read
Food
Microplastics in Beer and Wine: What Every Drinker Should Know
Beer in glass tests near 100 particles per litre while wine stays low, and the difference is the closure. Why painted crown caps, not the bottle, drive contamination.
July 3, 2025 · 9 min read
Guide
Microplastics from Car Tires: The Biggest Ocean Source You’ve Never Heard Of
Tire wear is responsible for 78% of ocean microplastics. A single car releases 1 trillion ultrafine particles per km. Here is what we know.
June 25, 2025 · 10 min read
Food
Microplastics in Meat and Chicken: From Farm to Fork
Meat's microplastic exposure comes from the processing and packaging chain rather than the animal. The 2026 ranking, and the habits that actually cut it.
June 18, 2025 · 9 min read
Home
Microplastics in Plastic Containers: Is Your Tupperware Leaching?
Microwaving plastic releases up to 4.22 million microplastic and 2.11 billion nanoplastic particles per cm2 in three minutes. The full numbers, and the lower-plastic-contact comparisons.
June 12, 2025 · 9 min read