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Some Sushi Served With a Hidden Ingredient: Microplastic

The beautiful, all-you-can-eat sushi platter you shared with friends last week might have included a special ingredient: plastic. Microplastics — the remnants of plastic bags, takeout containers and straws that almost-but-not-quite disintegrate in the oceans — are found in 3 out of 4 fish, such as squid, cuttlefish and swordfish in markets around the world, say the authors of a February study. “These fish inhabit a remote area, so theoretically they should be pretty isolated from human...

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