Expert Review Finds ‘Microwave-Safe’ Plastic Containers May Not Be as Safe as Consumers Think ...

I spoke with a public health professor and a toxicologist to learn if microwaving leftovers is the reason why microplastics enter our food and body.

Warming up those leftovers in a microwave could put your health at risk. A new study out of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln found that billions of nanoplastics are released when you microwave ...

It is a Tuesday night. You are tired, hungry, and the microwave is right there, blinking at you. So in goes the leftover ...

A new study has shown that microwave-friendly plastics aren't as safe as advertised, as the microplastics they shed can cause ...

Citing the potential leaching of harmful chemicals from plastic into food, nutrition experts have kicked against microwaving food in plastic containers. They warned that doing so could expose ...

You pull leftovers from the fridge in their plastic container and toss them straight into the microwave. It’s convenient, quick, and apparently slowly contaminating your food with chemicals that weren ...

Alongside cars, elevators, and antibiotics, it's hard for many folks to imagine their daily lives without the convenient luxury of a microwave oven. Although a microwave is marvelous for melting, ...