Microplastics can be dangerous for the human body!
Did you know that when you use a plastic cutting board, a small amount of microplastics gets into your food with every cut? Although little is currently known about the effects of microplastics on the human body, a variety of diseases have been linked to plastic, including colon and breast cancer, respiratory diseases, and other cardiovascular diseases.
Why is the ingestion of microplastics through food particularly dangerous?
In a report from October 13, 2023, Swiss television SRF reported in detail that tiny pieces of microplastics can become trapped in our human body and deposited in organs such as the liver and kidneys, and even in the blood:
In particular, the wide variation in colors and shapes of microplastic particles is one of the main reasons why there is currently no clear research on this topic. What is known, however, is that the plasticizers contained in plastic are carcinogenic and therefore should not be ingested by the human body!
