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[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tbf, microplastics would typically contain plasticizers, so that distinction doesn't seem very important other than to highlight that plasticizers are the biologically active component.

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago

That’s very fair, indeed.

Perhaps awareness of one will spark awareness of the other. I suppose my concern is that plasticisers are sort of a ‘hidden’ risk, for the most part. They’re used in nearly every food packaging (and prep, such as hoses) that isn’t contained in glass, or served up in its own peel.