There's a hidden toxic cost of synthetic fabrics. Tiny, invisible microplastics are entering our waterways straight from our washing machines. About 2,000 synthetic particles are released from washing a single polyester fleece jacket. All clothing items—including cotton and wool—shed micro-fibers when washed, but the natural fibers biodegrade. Synthetic particles don't degrade and can absorb toxins while traveling through the waterways. If they're eaten by small organisms, such as fish, they can bioaccumulate and end up on our dinner plates.
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Plastics Are Going From Your Clothes To Waterways and Then Right Into Your Food (Video)
30 Percent of Grocers and Restaurants Lying About Some Seafood: Claim Shrimp Has Origin It Doesn't - Says DNA Study (Video)
By NBCNews
Cheap, imported
farm-raised shrimp is being sold as prized wild-caught Gulf shrimp while
common, more plentiful shrimp is being sold as premium. And shrimp of
all kinds is sold with no indication whatsoever about where it came
from, the group said.
[...]
Restaurants, from national chains to high-dollar eateries, were also selling poorly labeled shrimp, the group said. The survey looked at shrimp sold in Washington, D.C.; Portland, Oregon; and various spots around the Gulf of Mexico as well as New York City, which it deemed the worst offender.
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