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When it’s 7 p.m., and you’re hungry enough to eat your own shoe laces, it’s tempting to pop that leftover fried rice straight into the microwave—still in its original plastic fast food container.

I consulted a public health professor and a toxicologist to understand how microplastics enter food and whether microwaving poses any special risks. Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based ...