[cogidub]

unfortunately microplastics are found in oil from both glass and plastic packaging. possibly contam from manufacture?

Analysis of microplastics in commercial vegetable edible oils from Italy and Spain - 2024

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03088...

• MPs were detected in all samples which were stocked in both PET and glass bottles.

[azinman2]

But in what concentrations? Seems to require paying to access, couldn’t see the raw data. That’s not the only thing to worry about - other chemicals leach over time. Constantly putting olive oil in contact with plastic will just continue to concentrate it.

[aucisson_masque]

That's my point.

> You can at best mitigate it by being proactive and wealthy enough but it's still not enough.

Even with your example of free pollutant olive oil, it's easy to find studies that it is in fact contaminated.

I'm sure it's rather limited, but the point remains that pollution is inevitable nowadays.

I worked in building construction, we learned at formation that because of the asbestos used in construction all over the country there is now asbestos fiber in the air absolutely everywhere. Again, it's maybe 1 fiber per liter in middle of countryside, but still...

Pollution is rather recent, it's been only 200 years we pollute so much and the fact is its effects are increasing very fast.