Now they've found pieces of plastic in your salt
First they came for bacon, then we were warned wild salmon might not be what you think it is, and now research has revealed there are, most likely, tiny pieces of plastic in your salt. The research, published in the Environmental Science and Technology Journal, found supermarket salt contains plastic particles from ocean pollution.Researchers from East China Normal University found micro-sized particles of plastic, cellophane and other plastics in the 15 brands of salt they tested.They found sea salt contained up to 1200 pieces in 500g of salt, while lake salts had around 800 particles and rock salt from wells contained up to 450 pieces.The researchers said most plastic pieces were so small you wouldn't know they were there. In some cases the plastic was large enough to be seen by the naked eye.People who adhere to the recommended daily intake of salt would end up eating around three pieces of plastic a day...
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