https://x.com/jwmares/status/1895583734436647244
At Kettle and Fire, we tested our product for microplastics, BPA, and phthalates.
When we found slightly higher microplastic levels than desired, we traced it to rubber gloves in our supply chain that were shedding particles.
It’s incredible how much detail you need to investigate to ensure your products remain free from contamination…
From Karl Pfleger:
Source: https://x.com/KarlPfleger/status/1899863502225092795
Here is the list in PDF format today (it will likely change over time):
(micro & nano) plastic minimization (for health) - Sheet1.pdf (41.1 KB)
Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist now calling it a public health emergency
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This is a cheaper version, from the same company, that seems to be just as good as the one Dr. Attia showcased in his video. This is the ratio six. Total cost: $393.50 Not cheap, but not too expensive?
With a stainless steel filter
Same price as mine. I added the stainless steel filter for $39 extra. I don’t want to use paper filters.
^this is the concern at restaurants… One person traced the MAIN source of contamination to these more so than packaging [in one case] The recommendations are still terrible however (it recommended replacing vinyl with… PE…)
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Now CHEWING GUM releases MNPs… (i guess thats it for my nicotine gum, I didn’t like it that much)
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[this seems conservative…]
[it still might be underestimating degradation from legacy plastics, which we don’t have a good model of]
Here’s the chewing gum study. Pilot only, but wirth a read
https://archive.ph/cSeCE#selection-2015.80-2018.0
https://www.linkedin.com/in/oskar-hagelskjaer/ is rly worth following
pukka and yogi are allegedly plastic,free. and numi?
but tazo (which LOOKS LIKE NUMI) not yet?
A blueberry a day keeps the microplastics away?
This review suggest protective role for anthocyanins against microplastic harm
FWIW…
FWIW…
Another article on the subject…
“Your Best Defense Against Microplastics Might Already Be in Your Produce Drawer”
Published on April 6, 2025
Aronia berries have the most:
Though I admit blackberries are the best tasting
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/well/microplastics-health.html
He thinks the issue is more already broken down MPs that get in the soil MORE so than packaging (which is not quite so likely to be micronanoplastics)
[eg the fruits/vegetables paper]
but this only suggests the problem will get exponentially worse with time. If they might not have health effects one year, with exponential growth [AND pre-existing plastic debt] they may suddenly trigger population-wide health effects in EVERYONE in several years (at the rate they’re going). At this point the real only hope [other than CR - too much for most to handle] is Ozempic, before this cursed administration might even take away our ability to get it…
