The results indicated that microwave heating caused the highest release of microplastics and nanoplastics into food compared to other usage scenarios, such as refrigeration or room-temperature storage.
Why on earth didn’t they compare a different heating scenario? What kind of science is that? The take is not “microwave is bad”, it’s actually “Some plastics are bad, and worse when heated”.
From the abstract of the original paper:
Why on earth didn’t they compare a different heating scenario? What kind of science is that? The take is not “microwave is bad”, it’s actually “Some plastics are bad, and worse when heated”.
Why microwave when you could refrigerate??
Exactly, I like my food frozen