Microplastics Found in 90% of Salt Brands

Have you ever stopped to consider the secrets lurking within your kitchen cabinet? It’s time to shed light on one of your daily life’s most humble yet essential ingredients – salt. You might sprinkle it on your dishes without a second thought, but a recent study has uncovered something deeply unsettling. We’re talking about microplastics, the minuscule plastic particles that have quietly infiltrated something as common as your table salt. You read that right: microplastics have made their way into the seasoning we sprinkle on our food.

A study conducted in 2018 by researchers from South Korea and Greenpeace East Asia revealed a shocking truth. Microplastics were found in 90% of the table salt brands tested worldwide. This discovery is even more alarming as it links the consumption of microplastics by humans to the regions where plastic pollution is most prevalent.

But what…