• Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    159·
    6 months ago

    3 different brand in the US.

    Given US’s standing in terms of holding corporations accountable and their poor standards and lower regulations around the sourcing I’m going to assume this isn’t the case for the rest of the world.

    • LavaPlanet@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      6 months ago

      They were the only 3 they looked at. It’s not about them being sub par quality, they measured for smaller nano plastics than have been tested before. I would assume all plastic containers do this, with a rate of speed relative to the medium contained within. All drinks with plastic, maybe the carbonated drinks move the plastic particles faster, even. How much of the food we consume is wrapped in plastic, and doing this.

    • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
      146·
      6 months ago

      They don’t even specify the brands and yet you’re more than happy to spin this into “America bad”. Lol. For all we know it could be Fiji or Evian brand, both of which are imported to the United States.

      • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        511·
        6 months ago

        The headline is like a doomsayer when in reality it is just US based so not relevant to the rest of the world. Even if it is it is a tiny amount of data to extrapolate out to the entire world.

        Maybe the America bad narrative you’re bitching about is a result of rampant deregulation and industry lobbying eroding America for the last century or so.

        • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
          152·
          6 months ago

          I’m fine with anyone pointing out the myriad problems with the United States, but that doesn’t change the fact that you’re baselessly speculating that this problem only exists in the United States with nothing to back it up other than your preconceptions.

          study finds most of the plastic comes from bottle itself, filtration

          Does the rest of the world use other types of bottles or filtration techniques? Doubtful. You should at least accept the possibility that many plastics leech harmful chemicals.

          • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
            111·
            6 months ago

            I didn’t dispute that it could be the case I said that it shouldn’t be world news that three brands in the US have an issue. It might affect others but it’s a big jump to international concern from three localised cases. If it were one case in three markets it’d be different.

            And yes to speak to your comment, other countries do have different systems and regulations.

        • Deceptichum@kbin.social
          42·
          6 months ago

          Plastic bottles are magically better elsewhere in the world and do not shed any microplastics or leech into water.

          Yeah right mate, it’s the same shit world.

          • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            6 months ago

            That’s not what I’m saying you delicate little flower, the study is very localised to one set up production regulations. It is not a decent data set to extrapolate world wide.

            There are different regulations in food safety across the world down to plastics ppm and micro plastics, types of plastics and a whole host of other things so until these investigations are more widespread I’m not going to give it much weight.

  • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
    61·
    6 months ago

    Obviously? The water is literally enrobed in plastic

    • filister@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      6 months ago

      You know all the sodas in those plastic bottles contain micro plastics too. Also our tap water contains micro plastics so there isn’t really an escape from it.