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Around 80% of cow and pig meat, blood and milk contains plastic - Plastic Soup Foundation (www.plasticsoupfoundation.org)
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8 July 2022

Nearly 80 percent of meat and dairy products from farm animals tested by scientists contain microplastics, a new study from the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam has found.

The possible cause could be the feed of cows and pigs: all twelve samples of feed pellets and shredded feed were found to contain plastic.

Plastic in animal feed - what could go wrong!

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[–] bbarker@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Also, see this post from a few days back on dairy alternatives and their environmental friendliness.