In Study, 36 Of 39 Brands Of Sea Salt From 21 Countries Contained Microplastics
That sea salt you sprinkle on your gourmet meal or dessert might contain a not-so-desirable additive – microplastic. That’s according to a new environmental study that found that 90 percent of the salts sold globally contain microplastics. Sea salt had the highest level of concentration, the study found.
Researchers from South Korea and Greenpeace East Asia analyzed 39 salt brands from 21 countries including the U.S., China and Europe. Thirty-six of the brands were contaminated with the plastic fragments.
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Sea salt is produced through evaporation of ocean water, often with little processing, which leaves behind trace minerals and other elements, including plastic.
The findings, which have been published in Environmental Science & Technology, come on the heels of other microplastic studies that found the contaminant was abundant in beach sediment, rivers, lakes, and arctic ice.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2018/10/17/sea-salt-microplastics-contamination-study/1675905002/
