WHEN you’re a parent, any device that can save you time is a good thing and popping your baby’s food in the microwave to warm it can be super convenient. But experts have warned that th…
Researchers heated the containers in the microwave for different amounts of time and then measured how many particles of plastic had ended up in the simulated food.
They also stored water and acetic acid filled containers in the fridge to observe how much plastic was released without the 'food' being warmed.- showed that while the amount of microplastics varied considerably, all of the simulated baby food samples contained high amounts of plastic. For example, the contents of one pouch that was refrigerated for six months were to be infused with approximately 580,000 bits of microplastics, measuring between one to 14 micrometers.
The same container then released another four million particles into the baby food when it was heated in a microwave.
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