How to avoid microplastics in the kitchen?

It is now a well-known and scientifically proven fact that plastics used for packaging enter food, exposing consumers to pollutants. Microplastics cause inflammation, oxidative stress and organ damage, and microplastics penetrate biological barriers and disrupt the function of stem cells – write the authors of the research published in the scientific journal Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances.
Plastic pollution therefore poses a risk to health, ecosystems and socio-economic stability. The solution to the problem lies primarily in the hands of decision-makers, humanity needs sustainable practices and policies to support them as soon as possible. But what can the average person do in their everyday lives? Perhaps more than we think.

Let’s start avoiding microplastic pollution in the kitchen!