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Posted by homebrewer 7 days ago

PlasticList – Plastic Levels in Foods(www.plasticlist.org)
463 points | 193 commentspage 4
chiffre01 7 days ago|
The 1952 Korean war rations are comparable with Whole Foods Boneless Beef Ribeye Steak Grass Fed ?
cmaggiulli 7 days ago||
Oh shit I've been drinking powdered milk from 1952 Korean war rations basically every day.
Mr_Eri_Atlov 7 days ago|
Top tier shitpost
alliao 7 days ago||
zuck at least got this part right... got his own farm and everything
metalrain 7 days ago||
The amount of different units just stunts me, we are really early.
sumsurf 7 days ago||
What table library does this wonderful site use?
rgovostes 7 days ago|
I believe it is TanStack Table (https://tanstack.com/table)
nottorp 7 days ago||
Uh. Forget plastics, I love the presentation.

Any web dev type can tell me what framework, if any, is that done with?

Sn0wCoder 7 days ago||
Its a next.js site using Tailwind -- https://departuremono.com/ -- https://fonts.google.com/specimen/IBM+Plex+Mono -- some other fonts mixed in

Other that that just styled HTML based on a quick look at the debugger window if there was another framework used its not obvious...

nottorp 7 days ago||
Oh, so the magic is in the custom style and the fonts mostly. Thanks!
davidmurdoch 7 days ago|||
Not a fan of the scroll re-alignment behavior on mobile though.
batrat 7 days ago||
Same. I would like to know too.
lacoolj 7 days ago||
dont want to use this data for anything solid other than ... i will never visit the bay area
bobywoodwarrior 7 days ago||
Love the UI !
Isamu 7 days ago||
I struggle with taking this too seriously YET, knowing that we ingest all manner of tiny things, and breathe in all kinds of particles and toxins all the time. NOT SAYING this is fine, but rather I haven’t heard anything yet to bump it up higher in the list of concerns.

I mean I already have exposure to lead and asbestos, and the random particulates I breathe in aren’t going away. I feel like this is getting attention because it’s a new issue, not that all other concerns pale in comparison.

protocolture 7 days ago|
I used to hand sort damaged batteries without gloves. I feel like I am not going to see much benefit from trying to minimise microplastic consumption. But maybe the next generation will see some benefit.
TuringNYC 7 days ago|
Imagine eating $22 SweetGreen salads each day for good health...and then seeing it on the top-5 list for plastics.
rsync 7 days ago||
It's on the top 5 list when sorted "nanograms per serving" but if you re-sort the table by "nanograms per gram" it is quite low.

But by this same measure (intention of consumer vs. exposure) we find a deeper irony:

If you sort the entire dataset by "nanograms per gram", 3 of the top 5 items are prenatal vitamins:

https://www.plasticlist.org/product/260

TuringNYC 6 days ago||
The per-gram reading is good for things without real servings (e.g., per gram of water).

However, for a single-serving meal, winning on per-gram isnt really helpful since we wouldnt eat a gram of a 1-serving salad.

Its sort of like how McMansions are actually inexpensive on a per-sqft basis, but how that isnt helpful since you have to purchase all 5000 sqft of the McMansion

ericd 7 days ago||
Seriously. I think their fibery-looking bowls also tested near the top on PFAS by Consumer Reports.
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