@oasis.app: The plastic count wasn’t the surprising part. Graza disrupted olive oil with its plastic squeeze bottle, so we ran it through the lab. Here is what came back: The result: 2 microplastic particles per milliliter. One PTFE, the polymer best known as Teflon, and one rubber. Our lab blank ran completely clean, so both came from the oil itself. That works out to roughly 30 particles per tablespoon, or about 1,000 per 500 mL bottle. The twist: PTFE is not what the squeeze bottle is made of. So the bottle likely is not the source. It more likely entered somewhere along the processing chain. Worth knowing: PTFE is FDA-permitted for food contact, but it is a PFAS, the class of forever chemicals that never break down. Legal is not the same as something you would choose to eat. There is more: Graza also tested positive for 4 to 5 plasticizers across two 2025 tests, including the endocrine-disrupting phthalate DEHP at about 130 to 230 ppb. These migrate from plastic and processing equipment. The honest context: the levels were low, lower than a plastic bottle might suggest, and nearly every olive oil on the market carries some phthalates. Low is not zero, and it adds to every other source already around us. If you want to minimize plastic contact with your oil, Graza now sells the same oil in glass, or you can choose another glass-bottled, single-farm, lab-tested oil like Oliva Dorado. Save this for the next time you are standing in the oil aisle. Full lab reports and what to look for are on the Oasis app. What oil are you using right now?

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