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I 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 t

by mcv 4y ago

I 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 ago
It'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
- mcv 4y ago
  But that video shows them separating the packaging from the food.
  - heurisko 4y ago
    I may have not used the right video, I can remember watching a documentary in the UK where things weren't separated properly, and they showed pieces of blue wrapping still in the feed.
xigency 4y ago
It is actually legal to do so in most states, and since it’s cheaper, you can be sure that it happens.
- mcv 4y ago
  That's sadly a very convincing argument.
chaostheory 4y ago
This 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.