History repeats itself

Fun fact: the Romans knew that lead was toxic from their own observations, but still chose to use it because it was just so useful, and because the health effects are chronic so do not manifest for a long time, meaning it could be much more easily ignored until it was too late.

Sound familiar?

Fun fact, lead is delicious and counts itself among the most historically accepted forbidden snacks. Wine, in veggies absorbed through fertilizer, dissolved in solution, lead can be, and has been, enjoyed many ways.

The US still has a lot of lead pipes and I think that kind of explains a lot.

not just plastic bottles / containers,
we literally have teflon cookware

That lead pipes are still around is even funnier: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67585011

Same with cars. But don't worry, they'll be electric soon!

Most of USA still use lead pipes for tap water

Do we know microplastics to be toxic?

We don't have enough data to know whether plastic is actually harmful to humans long-term. A better comparison would be lead paint or leaded gasoline.

i know im gonna get hated for this, but: fluoride tap water

Yummy, I love eating garbage