Study: Microplastics found in nearly three-quarters of tested meat and dairy products

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Research commissioned by Plastic Soup Foundation points to microplastics in feed pellets as possible cause for high content of plastic particles found in meat and dairy

Scientists have found microplastics in almost three-quarters of the meat and dairy products they tested for a study carried out in the Netherlands, as concern over the scale of the health risks posed by...

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