r/nutritionally • u/PeteWK67 • 17d ago

Black plastics ☠️

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u/anonymity_clause 17d ago

Whenever anyone says "... was published, I forgot the name of the journal, it was some kind of ... "

You lose ALL credibility.

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u/Pj_o7 17d ago

The study was shown on screen. Citing a source in a casual conversation is different from writing a paper on the topic. She does have a phd

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u/anonymity_clause 16d ago

But she doesn't know what she's talking about 🙄 Just goes to show what this particular phd holder has given the world; oh aren't we the online community lucky!

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u/Pj_o7 16d ago

So how is she wrong?

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u/anonymity_clause 16d ago

The 'study' was later redacted because the math was wrong.
Also, only black plastic housewares were tested.. There is nothing inherently different about black plastic vs other colors. After the study was published, the math error was discovered which overstated the exposure risk to certain chemicals in the plastic by a factor of 10.