Ever since I began eating a real food diet 7 years ago, I have been a devotee of sea salt. I’ve tried all sorts of sea salts, from simple Celtic sea salt to exotic Alaea red sea salt from Hawaii. I love sea salt sprinkled on top of meat, roasted vegetables, and even dark chocolate! However, I recently came across a study that has cast a shadow over my unbridled enthusiasm for sea salt - it turns out that sea salt is a source of microplastic pollution. Read on to learn about the problem of plastic particle contamination in sea salt, and why you may want to switch to a different type of salt instead.