QUESTION:
My teenagers drink a lot of bottled water. A recent article stated researchers had found millions of plastic particles in bottled water. Is that bad for our health?
ANSWER:
Bottled water is a convenient on-the-go drink. New Zealanders consume about 140 million litres a year, or about 28 litres per person a year.
But plastic pollution in our environment and food supply is a concern worldwide. And that unease has increased recently with more evidence that microplastics and nanoplastics pollute our environment and food supply.
A study published in January revealed the disturbing
