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Even ‘microwave safe’ plastic containers can release microplastics into meals, new study warns (www.independent.co.uk)
submitted 6 days ago by wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net to c/food@beehaw.org
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[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 9 points 6 days ago

tl;dr: plastic bad, put meal in plate before microwaving it

[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago

Use metal, got It!

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I even avoid “dishwasher safe” plastic in the dishwasher too. It’s just hard to believe those things don’t shed/leech microplastics.

[–] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 days ago

Or these soft plastic baking tin. That can't be good ...

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 2 points 6 days ago

Woah no way. Who could have seen this comiiiiiing :0