Here’s something most people buying olive oil at the grocery store have no idea about: extra virgin olive oil is naturally acidic. And that acidity has a very specific and very dangerous interaction with plastic — it actively leaches plastic compounds out of the bottle and directly into your oil. Every time you pour from a plastic bottle, you’re adding microplastics and chemical residues to what’s supposed to be one of the healthiest foods on the planet. The acidity of olive oil is actually a quality marker — extra virgin olive oil has strict acidity standards that set it apart…

