Table salt from Samar, Philippines has tiny bits of plastic in it — mostly from nylon and a mix used in packaging and ocean structures — and these are the most common types found.

Table salt from Samar, Philippines has tiny bits of plastic in it — mostly little pellets and broken pieces — which probably came from factories and old, broken-down plastic trash.

The tiny plastic bits in salted fish and sea salt from India's east coast are mostly from broken-down plastic trash in the ocean, and they’re usually smaller than a grain of sand.

Salt you buy in local markets in Samar, Philippines might have tiny pieces of plastic in it — up to 36 little plastic bits in every 250-gram bag.

Some sea salts from India might have tiny plastic bits in them — like fibers and small pieces — and since India sells a lot of salt worldwide, that could be a problem.

Most of the tiny plastic bits found in table salt from Samar, Philippines are about the size of a grain of sand, and bigger pieces are more common than smaller ones.