Microscopic bits of plastic are sloughing off into food and beverages when consumers unwrap the plastic packaging, a new study has shown.

Additionally, the research found that the UK is the "most reliant on plastic packaging, with 70% of all food and drink items on British shelves containing plastic," compared to Spain, which came ...

The scientists analyzed 36 types of plastic food and drink packaging across five countries with high usage of single-use plastic: the U.S. U.K., Germany, South Korea and Norway.

Migration into food also increased when the plastic packaging was heated, washed for reuse, exposed to sunlight and subjected to mechanical stress — such as the twist used to open a bottle cap ...

Additionally, the research found that the UK is the "most reliant on plastic packaging, with 70% of all food and drink items on British shelves containing plastic," compared to Spain, which came ...

The scientists analyzed 36 types of plastic food and drink packaging across five countries with high usage of single-use plastic: the U.S. U.K., Germany, South Korea and Norway.