Research & News
Research & News brings together clear, practical explanations of new microplastics studies, product developments, and headlines. Plastic Free Kitchen looks at what the evidence actually shows, what it cannot prove, and what it may mean for everyday kitchen choices.
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Can Microplastics Affect Gut Health? What the E...
Microplastics have been reported in human stool and gastrointestinal tissue. Small observational studies have also found associations with microbiome differences, inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. These are signals worth...
Can Microplastics Affect Gut Health? What the E...
Microplastics have been reported in human stool and gastrointestinal tissue. Small observational studies have also found associations with microbiome differences, inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. These are signals worth...
Microplastics in the Placenta: What Do Pregnanc...
Several studies have detected plastic material in human placentas using Raman spectroscopy, infrared imaging, and Py-GC/MS. That establishes placental presence under multiple methods, but it does not establish a safe...
Microplastics in the Placenta: What Do Pregnanc...
Several studies have detected plastic material in human placentas using Raman spectroscopy, infrared imaging, and Py-GC/MS. That establishes placental presence under multiple methods, but it does not establish a safe...
Can Microplastics Affect Fertility? What Human ...
Microplastics may pose a reproductive hazard, but human studies have not established that they cause infertility. Plastic material has been detected in semen, seminal plasma, testicular tissue, and follicular fluid....
Can Microplastics Affect Fertility? What Human ...
Microplastics may pose a reproductive hazard, but human studies have not established that they cause infertility. Plastic material has been detected in semen, seminal plasma, testicular tissue, and follicular fluid....
Meet Shellworks' VIVOMER Cutting Board
Shellworks has opened US preorders for a $62 cutting board made from VIVOMER, a fermentation-produced PHA-based polymer. It promises dishwasher convenience without the polyethylene or polypropylene surface used in conventional...
Meet Shellworks' VIVOMER Cutting Board
Shellworks has opened US preorders for a $62 cutting board made from VIVOMER, a fermentation-produced PHA-based polymer. It promises dishwasher convenience without the polyethylene or polypropylene surface used in conventional...
Can Polyethylene Microplastics Worsen Fatty Liv...
A small mouse study found higher liver-injury and selected fat-related measurements after daily polyethylene exposure. It does not show that ordinary food-packaging use causes fatty-liver disease in people.
Can Polyethylene Microplastics Worsen Fatty Liv...
A small mouse study found higher liver-injury and selected fat-related measurements after daily polyethylene exposure. It does not show that ordinary food-packaging use causes fatty-liver disease in people.