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Aren't microplastics already in chickens? Do they get passed to the eggs? If so, where do you filter microplastics first. . . the chicken or the egg?
by markbnine 4y ago
Aren't microplastics already in chickens? Do they get passed to the eggs? If so, where do you filter microplastics first. . . the chicken or the egg?
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- boarush 4y agoMy, my, a new chicken and egg problem! But seriously, this does raise genuine concerns about what is the acceptable limit for microplastics in the egg whites initially, since microplastics have made way to everything we consume today.
- chaostheory 4y agoDon’t buy cheap eggs. The plastic is introduced via the feed, through vectors like expired bread products. There’s nothing wrong with using expired baked goods. The issue comes when they don’t take off the plastic wrapping and just let everything be shredded into the feed. I do not believe grass fed chickens have the same problem.
- herbst 4y agoGrass fed chickens also contain microplastics. So does every living organism these days. What you refer to is literally feeding them plastics. Which I hope is a myth but would totally not surprise me at all.
- chaostheory 4y agoSome animals have more microplastics than others due to their environment and other living conditions. Factory farm animals literally have plastic in their feed.
- mcv 4y agoI strongly doubt they shred the plastic packaging into the feed. That said, plastic is already in everything. It's in our blood, in the placenta of fetuses. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a chicken that doesn't have microplastics in its blood.
- heurisko 4y agoIt's apparently not economical to separate the plastic packaging from expired product. I've seen the same happen to old packets of biscuits being shredded. I always think environmental charities should prepare an advert against the practice with a family eating breakfast, then one person picking some plastic packaging from their teeth. You can see a Youtube video of it happening here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSse5hX4hI4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSse5hX4hI4
- xigency 4y agoIt is actually legal to do so in most states, and since it’s cheaper, you can be sure that it happens.
- mcv 4y agoThat's sadly a very convincing argument.
- chaostheory 4y agoThis is old news. It's a common practice that is still being done. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/15/legal-plastic-content-in-animal-feed-could-harm-human-health-experts-warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/15/legal-pl... There's even tiktok videos of people doing it.