I kinda figured that was the case.
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The coffee and cream also contain micro plastics.
Oh yeah? Well I'm releasing micro-me's into takeaway cups. Take that, microplastics industry!
PLA microplastic is pretty harmless I think. It should degrade into lactic acid inside the body pretty quickly.
"Food safe", hm?
food safe == not enough to cause cancer in mice. it's there, it's causing cancer, just not in a lab rat's natural lifespan.
Microwave ramen noodle bowls are probably a big source for me.