<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>A study by France's food safety agency found that glass bottles may contain up to 50 times more microplastics than plastic ones due to particles from bottle caps.</li><li>Microscopic scratches in the painted surface of the caps could cause plastic particles to transfer from one cap to another and ultimately fall into the bottle.</li><li>Different beverages have varying levels of microplastic contamination, with beer topping the list at around 60 particles per liter.</li><li>The research team recommends rinsing bottle caps before sealing or avoiding painting the caps to reduce microplastic contamination in glass bottles.</li></ul>

A New French Study Finds Glass Bottles May Leak 50x More Microplastics

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