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Plasticlist Report – Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods

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Re: Plasticlist Report – Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods

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Post by oblio »

It's such a sad realization when you notice that most of the cost decreases for common products have happened through plasticizing everything.

It's basically impossible to find cheap natural products for cleaning consumables, for example, and it's really hard to find trustworthy global brands.

Plastic is entering absolutely every aspect of our lives and I really fear it's a "lead in gasoline" and "asbestos" moment for our generation :-( and it's going to be much harder to undo that either of those.

Re: Plasticlist Report – Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods

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Post by RajT88 »

devindotcom wrote: post #21

Looking forward to more testing like this. I've been trying to consciously avoid anything combining "hot" with "plastic" though there's only so much you can do. Fish are aggregators of this stuff so that's not surprising. Spam and other processed meats and prepared foods also not too surprising (though what's with the Annie's organic mac and cheese being so full of it? Maybe it's the sauce?)... I think the tap water…

Manufacturers are putting more and more plastic into things to cut costs it seems.

My favorite pour over coffee maker almost entirely had water in contact with metal and glass during brewing. Glass reservoir, glass decanter, metal grounds basket - only rubber tubes going from reservoir to heating element.

When it died (your average coffee maker only lasts 5 years) all of their newer more expensive models had mostly plastic everything except for the decanter.

Re: Plasticlist Report – Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods

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Post by rtpg »

jeffbee wrote: post #5
rtpg wrote: post #2

The boba tea result alone makes me want to never drink that again. Was a fun little treat while it lasted…

Why did you ever drink it in the first place? A boba is 500g of diabetes packaged in 100g of trash. It's the worst idea ever.

I like the texture of the tapioca balls and like milk tea. I’d only get the milk tea plus tapioca (and choose the lowest sweetness possible, “no sugar” if offered)

I mean I get not liking it. I like it. I’d have it maybe once every three months as a little treat

Re: Plasticlist Report – Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods

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Post by rtpg »

jeffbee wrote: post #22
rgbrgb wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

my fam loves boba w zero sugar added... all the places we go to here in san diego let you adjust (e.g. omomo [0]). basically a fresh milky fruit or avocado smoothie with chewy tapioca pearls. it's a fun treat that seemed a lot healthier than an ice cream or something. these findings make me sad :-| [0]: https://www.omomoteashoppe.com

Ice cream strikes me as a lot healthier than boiled play-doh.

Is this based off the tapioca balls? I haven’t considered the health of the balls, but I could see it as being the same as swallowing a bunch of gum.

Re: Plasticlist Report – Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods

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Post by conorh »

My wife is a doctor dealing with (part of) the endocrine system and for years she has had us avoiding heating anything up in a plastic container and avoiding food/liquids+plastic where we can. She believes that these endocrine disruptors are very likely much worse for us than we currently realize, and that the research is eventually going to show that.

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Post by jorvi »

jeffbee wrote: post #22
rgbrgb wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

my fam loves boba w zero sugar added... all the places we go to here in san diego let you adjust (e.g. omomo [0]). basically a fresh milky fruit or avocado smoothie with chewy tapioca pearls. it's a fun treat that seemed a lot healthier than an ice cream or something. these findings make me sad :-| [0]: https://www.omomoteashoppe.com

Ice cream strikes me as a lot healthier than boiled play-doh.

Ben & Jerry’s Cookie Dough has ~25g sugar per 100g.

Boba has ~14g per 100g, depending on the type.

Coca Cola has ~11g sugar per 100g.

In other words, ice cream has 1.8x more sugar content than boba and 2.3x more sugar content of Coca Cola.

If you’re concerned about the tapioca, that’s literally just starch. You know what else contains starch? Potatoes and rice.

Re: Plasticlist Report – Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods

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Post by metadat »

conorh wrote: post #67

My wife is a doctor dealing with (part of) the endocrine system and for years she has had us avoiding heating anything up in a plastic container and avoiding food/liquids+plastic where we can. She believes that these endocrine disruptors are very likely much worse for us than we currently realize, and that the research is eventually going to show that.

Why does she believe this? What data is it based on?

(I also avoid these things but only because I feel paranoid about it.)

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