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microplastics in salt and sugar brands
How to eat healthy?
As per a latest PTI report, all Indian salt and sugar brands, whether big or small, packaged or unpackaged, contain microplastics. The study, “Microplastics in Salt and Sugar” and conducted by the environmental research organisation Toxics Link, tested 10 types of salt — including table salt, rock salt, sea salt and local raw salt — and five types of sugar purchased from both online and local markets.
How to eat healthy?
As per a latest PTI report, all Indian salt and sugar brands, whether big or small, packaged or unpackaged, contain microplastics. The study, “Microplastics in Salt and Sugar” and conducted by the environmental research organisation Toxics Link, tested 10 types of salt — including table salt, rock salt, sea salt and local raw salt — and five types of sugar purchased from both online and local markets.
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If consuming fish or sea foods.. ESPECIALLY processed sea foods.. be aware of the risks.
The exfoliating shampoo, this that which you used all of last month.. had those small beads in it.. remember?
Well, as luck would have it.. those that remained in the sewage.. did not fully get separated from it . even the advanced water treatment plants.
So the waste that got discharged in the rivers, oceans had those micro beads in them.
The cruise that you took last week.. well the operators and the employees sneakily let the poop and other waste from all of you.. into the international waters when no one was looking at night.
So yes, those fish definitely end up having a lot of the stuff and heavy metal poisoning too.
You could also try to avoid packaged items in general.. but specifically outside, at social gatherings and large congregations.
So yes, you might get typecast a pariah at the first birthday party of your cousin's first child,
at the langar/bhandara organised by the nagar seth or nearby temple/gurudwara
and some of your acquaintances will abhor you and even laugh at you for avoiding the business class lounge food.. despite having 20 different exclusive VISA MASTERCARD DINERS RUPAY and other cards.
For spices.. one can somewhat reduce residual pesticides and other contaminants by trying to source the whole turmeric, ginger, chillies and so on.
Throughly washing what can be washed and dried prior to grinding or powdering.
And for things like black pepper, wheat or others.. carefully cleaning, sorting, dusting out chaff or debris.
Jaggery made by many on small scale or even for commercial sale.. can be made with palm/khajoor or cane juice and one can still find relatively safe options.
Corn starch sweetners are cheaper here, than refined sugars.. but there in India.. refined sugars made from cane are more common.
One can find those who might use less whitening agents, other chemicals during production.. while being able to supply some in jute or other packing.
Sea salt is anyway unhealthy and can be replaced with various mined rock salts.
Conventional 'sendha' namak (the white one) and 'kaala namak' (pinkish ones which makes for stinky gas💨) too are good.
While solid pink blocks of the salt mined in the Sindh region.. too is a great alternative.
These are sometimes mis-sold as 'lahori' salt/namak or Himalayan salt.
Actually the name Lahori might have stuck because Lahore has always been the biggest trading hub for it, in south Asia.
It is not really mined from the Himalayan ranges though.
Someone from Rajasthan (selling by the roadside) had 700-800 kilograms of kaala namak, sendha namak and this pink one too (which is sold as Himalayan salt in India).
This lump turned out to be more than 2150 grams, but still settled for around ₹110 INR.
Basically the stuff sold for ₹90-₹110 per kilogram in supermarkets as Himalayan salt.. can be got for 50 rupees per kilogram or even less if someone goes to Rajasthan.. albeit it would require efforts to make it usable.
Washing the lump, drying it and then checking for any debris or other material in the mined salt.. requires knowledge, experience.
Then one has to also get it ground/ powdered.
Exposed to air or mousture/humidity in the air makes this Lahori/ Himalayan type salt release watery liquid at times.. almost as though the salt is sweating!
It is not much though and does not happen with salt kept in closed containers.
Most urban people are reasonably well to do and they do get their required dosages of iodine from various fruits, vegetables, meat, fish or medicines they take.. hence it does matter if salt is not artificially iodised.
Adults do not even need iodised salt.
In-fact even growing kids too can make do without iodised salt.. if they are otherwise healthy and consuming a proper, balanced diet involving various food categories.
Packaged foods and drinks or medicines having plastic packaging do run the risk of the chemicals 'leeching' into them.. hence it is best not to use containers or bottles that were manufactured years back and the polymers might already have started degrading.
Sometimes people think it is okay to buy honey, chyawanprash or core ayurvedic preparations from the markets but then the same are sold in plastic bottles and sometimes the products not get consumed in 6-7 months also.
At such times, better to transfer them into non metallic, non plastic containers, bottles.
Sadly I often see humans taking fancy to stuff that they hardly consume or get bored off.
Have seen old people saying we need good ketchup. The younger generation brings 'Europe made' Heinz tomato sauce and then that plastic bottle is touched once in 2-3 months.
Imagine how much of the plastics leech into the food when they are stored in containers even before final packing and then after being despatched too.. things remaining in them for months, years.
The exfoliating shampoo, this that which you used all of last month.. had those small beads in it.. remember?
Well, as luck would have it.. those that remained in the sewage.. did not fully get separated from it . even the advanced water treatment plants.
So the waste that got discharged in the rivers, oceans had those micro beads in them.
The cruise that you took last week.. well the operators and the employees sneakily let the poop and other waste from all of you.. into the international waters when no one was looking at night.
So yes, those fish definitely end up having a lot of the stuff and heavy metal poisoning too.
You could also try to avoid packaged items in general.. but specifically outside, at social gatherings and large congregations.
So yes, you might get typecast a pariah at the first birthday party of your cousin's first child,
at the langar/bhandara organised by the nagar seth or nearby temple/gurudwara
and some of your acquaintances will abhor you and even laugh at you for avoiding the business class lounge food.. despite having 20 different exclusive VISA MASTERCARD DINERS RUPAY and other cards.
For spices.. one can somewhat reduce residual pesticides and other contaminants by trying to source the whole turmeric, ginger, chillies and so on.
Throughly washing what can be washed and dried prior to grinding or powdering.
And for things like black pepper, wheat or others.. carefully cleaning, sorting, dusting out chaff or debris.
Jaggery made by many on small scale or even for commercial sale.. can be made with palm/khajoor or cane juice and one can still find relatively safe options.
Corn starch sweetners are cheaper here, than refined sugars.. but there in India.. refined sugars made from cane are more common.
One can find those who might use less whitening agents, other chemicals during production.. while being able to supply some in jute or other packing.
Sea salt is anyway unhealthy and can be replaced with various mined rock salts.
Conventional 'sendha' namak (the white one) and 'kaala namak' (pinkish ones which makes for stinky gas💨) too are good.
While solid pink blocks of the salt mined in the Sindh region.. too is a great alternative.
These are sometimes mis-sold as 'lahori' salt/namak or Himalayan salt.
Actually the name Lahori might have stuck because Lahore has always been the biggest trading hub for it, in south Asia.
It is not really mined from the Himalayan ranges though.
Someone from Rajasthan (selling by the roadside) had 700-800 kilograms of kaala namak, sendha namak and this pink one too (which is sold as Himalayan salt in India).
This lump turned out to be more than 2150 grams, but still settled for around ₹110 INR.
Basically the stuff sold for ₹90-₹110 per kilogram in supermarkets as Himalayan salt.. can be got for 50 rupees per kilogram or even less if someone goes to Rajasthan.. albeit it would require efforts to make it usable.
Washing the lump, drying it and then checking for any debris or other material in the mined salt.. requires knowledge, experience.
Then one has to also get it ground/ powdered.
Exposed to air or mousture/humidity in the air makes this Lahori/ Himalayan type salt release watery liquid at times.. almost as though the salt is sweating!
It is not much though and does not happen with salt kept in closed containers.
Most urban people are reasonably well to do and they do get their required dosages of iodine from various fruits, vegetables, meat, fish or medicines they take.. hence it does matter if salt is not artificially iodised.
Adults do not even need iodised salt.
In-fact even growing kids too can make do without iodised salt.. if they are otherwise healthy and consuming a proper, balanced diet involving various food categories.
Packaged foods and drinks or medicines having plastic packaging do run the risk of the chemicals 'leeching' into them.. hence it is best not to use containers or bottles that were manufactured years back and the polymers might already have started degrading.
Sometimes people think it is okay to buy honey, chyawanprash or core ayurvedic preparations from the markets but then the same are sold in plastic bottles and sometimes the products not get consumed in 6-7 months also.
At such times, better to transfer them into non metallic, non plastic containers, bottles.
Sadly I often see humans taking fancy to stuff that they hardly consume or get bored off.
Have seen old people saying we need good ketchup. The younger generation brings 'Europe made' Heinz tomato sauce and then that plastic bottle is touched once in 2-3 months.
Imagine how much of the plastics leech into the food when they are stored in containers even before final packing and then after being despatched too.. things remaining in them for months, years.
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Forget micro plastics. There are big plastic pieces in bisleri and other packed ro water. This is why India is now the cancer capital of the world.
https://www.desidime.com/comments/permalink/10273282
water bottle m pani bharoge to usmi b ayega 😄
https://www.desidime.com/comments/permalink/10275461
THEY WILL AYTHING BUT WONT REVEAL THE BRANDS NAME FO ROBIVIOUS REASON
-These product needed to be rejected at some foreign market to get that
https://www.desidime.com/comments/permalink/10454058
Good to have found this topic.
I started a topic on the sidelines of such things happening repeatedly, increasingly and almost unchecked in so many sectors.
https://desidime.com/discussions/adulteration-counterfeit-protection-measures
My intention on starting it was to collectively help figure out ways to better protect our near-dear ones and ourselves, by adding to each other's knowledge base, sharing tips on how to identify fraudulent activities and in general be better prepared.
I started a topic on the sidelines of such things happening repeatedly, increasingly and almost unchecked in so many sectors.
https://desidime.com/discussions/adulteration-counterfeit-protection-measures
My intention on starting it was to collectively help figure out ways to better protect our near-dear ones and ourselves, by adding to each other's knowledge base, sharing tips on how to identify fraudulent activities and in general be better prepared.
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Microplastics exist in almost everything you consume, especially if it is processed.
Check your water source, even that is likely to have microplastics.