[defensem3ch]

inert to what? your body has to deal with processing all kinds of toxic crap in our environment especially when you ingest it or breathe it in. the amount of people in denial or just now realizing plastic is toxic to humans and animals is mind-boggling. phthalates (in almost all plastics) and BPA (not just BPA but all bisphenols) have been known for years to be endocrine disrupting. the news about plastic and health effects is only going to get worse.

[userbinator]

phthalates (in almost all plastics)

Polyethyelene, the most widely produced plastic, does not contain phthalates nor need other plasticisers.

the amount of people in denial or just now realizing plastic is toxic to humans and animals is mind-boggling.

"That's just your opinion," as the saying goes. Truth goes out the window whenever there's an ideological battle of control fueled by ignorant "environmentalists" producing numerous p-hacked crap studies and spreading "plastics = bad" propaganda. Not all plastics are the same, and the mostly widely used ones are certainly not "toxic".

We're certainly in a post-truth world. I wouldn't believe this "news" especially if it's from the MSM.

[defensem3ch]

from an article cited in another comment: "The mere presence of objects this size is potentially disruptive to the body, because even if they are chemically inert, they are small enough to get into and disrupt cells, rather like sand in an engine."

[euroderf]

As I understand it, this is how asbestos causes cancer. So I too would worry about objects this small, even if chemically inert.