Microplastic Warning: Experts Recommend Washing Rice to Avoid Eating Plastic

Microplastic Warning: Experts Recommend Washing Rice to Avoid Eating Plastic
Rinsing your rice is recommended if you don't want to consume plastic, experts say. Pille R. Priske/Unsplash
Jessie Zhang
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Australian researchers are recommending that everyone rinse their rice before cooking to avoid ingesting plastics, according to a world-first study measuring the levels of microplastic in rice.

The lead author of the research, Jake O'Brien, said that people might consume 3 to 4 mg of plastic through a single-serve of uncooked rice. Plastics in instant rice, which undergoes more processing, were four-fold higher, according to the study just published in the Journal of Hazardous Material.
Jessie Zhang
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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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