Glass bottles contain microplastics too, some even more than plastic containers


By AGENCY

Investigators have found that some glass bottles have more microplastics in them than other containers. — Photos: Freepik

A team of investigators at France's state food agency has discovered that some glass bottles have more microplastics in them than other containers, including those made of plastic.

The "surprising finding" came about in tests carried out by the Anses Laboratory for Food Safety, whose researchers fingered paint on bottle caps as the likeliest culprit for the counterintuitive outcome.

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