New Study Shows Disturbing Amounts of Plastic in Baby Poop

Tests show plastic chemicals in a baby's first stool, demonstrating they pass through the placenta and can be absorbed by the baby. Infants had 10 times more than adults.

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• Evidence shows there is more polyethylene terephthalate in the feces of infants than in adults, and it is found in the first stool of newborn babies

• Analysis shows infants consume thousands of plastic particles when they are fed from plastic baby bottles. Bottled water is another route of exposure to plastic chemicals

• Recycling plastic ha…