Beware of the dangers of this widespread behavior causing serious intoxication. In fact, a recent study reveals that sterilizing plastic bottles, for example to prepare infant formula, causes them to release large quantities of microplastics which we then ingest.
The research, published in the British newspaper “The Guardian”, underlines that boiling and shaking baby bottles, for example, increases the risk of intoxication exponentially. Plastic has become part of our daily life. It is a material designed to be “long-life”. It does not disintegrate, it only fragments into smaller pieces, which are, in fact, the microplastiche.
The alarm of the scientists
Beware of the dangers of this widespread behavior causing serious intoxication. Scientists are sounding an alarm and calling for an urgent assessment of the problem. Especially for newborns. In fact, studies also reveal the real danger that microplastics can carry pathogens or toxic chemicals in the body.
The advice to reduce the dangers of this widespread behavior due to severe intoxication
Let’s see what are the tips to reduce the dangers of this widespread behavior.
The first. Three or four rinses with running water after boiling the plastic bottle can greatly reduce the release of microplastics.
Another method is to boil water in a non-plastic container. And, when lukewarm, use it to clean plastic containers. Again, the bottle must be rinsed at least three times after disinfection.
The last tip is to avoid using in plastic with hot food and replace them with glass containers.
The danger is closer than we fear
The danger is closer than we fear. In fact, in the wake of the English, Italian scholars emphasize that our seas, both the Adriatic and the Mediterranean, unfortunately reveal very high quantities of microplastics. The most pessimistic estimates show that by 2050 there will be more plastics than fish in the seas.
Each of us can make a small contribution by following the suggested advice. Let’s do it, it costs us nothing!
(We remind you to carefully read the warnings in this regard, which can be consulted who”)
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