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PlasticList – Plastic Levels in Foods

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450 points homebrewer | 1 comments | 24 Jun 25 14:18 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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xnx ◴[24 Jun 25 15:37 UTC] No.44367367[source]▶
Weird to see how much attention plastics in food are getting despite no(?) evidence of harm vs. something like consuming too much sugar or alcohol, and BPA/BPS in receipt paper (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/well/health-effects-paper...).

It's very hard to maintain a mental ranked list of health things to be worried about when hypothetical concerns get more attention/coverage the confirmed ones.

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showerst ◴[24 Jun 25 15:39 UTC] No.44367400[source]▶
Sugar and alcohol are clearly labelled and provide an obvious benefit, so people feel empowered to make that cost/benefit trade-off.

Microplastics do nebulous harm, and it's difficult or impossible to control intake.

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joshuamcginnis ◴[24 Jun 25 15:50 UTC] No.44367510[source]▶
What is the obvious benefit of alcohol?
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cpp_frog ◴[24 Jun 25 16:11 UTC] No.44367735{3}[source]▶
It's easier to walk up to the woman that's been eyeing you at the party, speaking from experience.
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herbst ◴[25 Jun 25 12:53 UTC] No.44376738{4}[source]▶
So does cocaine
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mtlmtlmtlmtl ◴[25 Jun 25 18:42 UTC] No.44380583{5}[source]▶
However, unlike cocaine, alcohol(in reasonable amounts) doesn't make your dick useless...
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1. herbst ◴[26 Jun 25 08:07 UTC] No.44385253{6}[source]▶
Is that a thing? Any amount of Alkohol makes me a useless adult baby, but a little cocaine definitely makes me more active.