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Definitely Do Not Put Plastic in the Microwave (www.bonappetit.com)

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Experts say even if it claims to be “microwave-safe.”

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Why? Like, is this equivilant to 'smoking cigarettes will kill you?' Or more, 'going within ten metres of a running automobile will kill you?' Because stress and anxiety will kill you dead too. So...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I suspect the next generation will be horrified that people ever cooked in plastic. Or ate or drank out of plastic. They'll think of it the same way we think of lead pipes now.

The evidence of terrible health effects of plastic seems to be adding up very fast. Pthalates, PFAS, and microplastics all seem to be implicated in the increasing rates of ill health, cancer and cardiovascular disease.