Other studies have demonstrated that inhaled plastic can enter your brain as well. For example, a Chinese study published in January 2022 concluded that inhaled plastic was associated with “obvious neurotoxicity.”

More specifically, the plastic nanoparticles reduced the function of brain enzymes known to malfunction in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s patients. As such, inhaled plastic may contribute to or exacerbate these conditions.

Your health, including the function of your brain, is also largely dependent on your gut health and the function of your mitochondria, and plastic wreaks havoc there as well.

A January study from Finland found that high doses of microsized polyethylene decreased cell viability and increased the production of harmful reactive oxygen species in the mitochondria, which is where most of your body’s energy is produced.

How microplastics get into meat and milk

In 2022, Dutch scientists confirmed the presence of microplastics in meat, milk and the blood of both farm animals and humans.

In all, nearly 80% of meat and dairy products tested were found to contain microplastics, including 5 in 8 pork samples and 18 in 25 milk samples.

As reported by the Plastic Soup Foundation, which commissioned the testing:

“The possible cause could be the feed of cows and pigs: all 12 samples of feed pellets and shredded feed were found to contain plastic … Maria Westerbos, director of Plastic Soup Foundation, said, ‘This study raises serious concerns about the contamination of our food chain with microplastics.

“‘It is also clear that farmers are not responsible for this. It seems that at least part of the former food products, including from supermarkets, are processed into livestock feed with packaging and all.’ …

“The European Animal Nutrition Regulation 767/2009 prohibits the addition of ‘packaging and parts of packaging derived from the use of food industry products.’ This regulation should be enforced, according to Plastic Soup Foundation.

“However, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) uses a so-called Reference Point of Action; contamination below 0.15% is tolerated.”

The very idea that food scraps used to make animal feed would be processed with plastic food packaging left on is shocking beyond belief.

Who in their right mind would think of doing such a thing? Yet apparently, that is happening and is common enough that the European Union has regulations for it.