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A person stands in a kitchen between different sets of kitchen equiptment. Some equiptment is plastic, the other is metal or wooden, signifying the conversation about the risks of using plastic cooking utensils.

Should you throw out all your plastic containers? A fact-check on microplastics and kitchen safety

Yes, plastic kitchenware can release microplastics after intensive use, but that doesn't mean that you need to throw out your plastic utensils!

A beach heavily littered with plastic waste, including bottles, containers, and other debris, stretches alongside a scenic shoreline with lush green cliffs and calm ocean waves. The image, featured in a FoodFacts.org article, emphasizes the environmental toll of food packaging and highlights the urgent need for sustainable alternatives to reduce plastic pollution in marine ecosystems.

Trapped in a plastic tide: the devastating impact of food packaging and the fight for change

Plastic food packaging contributes to pollution, microplastics, and health risks, but innovations like bioplastics and global action offer hope

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