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Microplastics Are a Big Food Problem

The Lempert Report: It’s estimated that the average person consumes about 5 grams of plastic each week. The Lempert Report: It’s estimated that the average person consumes about 5 grams of plastic each week.

Phil Lempert

September 22, 2020

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Microplastics on a fingerPhotograph: YouTube

Contributing editor Phil Lempert, known as The Supermarket Guru, provides commentary on issues affecting food and food retailing.

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