The hidden PLASTIC lurking in your food: Hundreds of tiny micro beads have been found in sea salt - and we swallow 1,000 every year

• Plastic particles polluting the oceans are found in sea salt for the first time 
• Tiny beads are formed from waste plastic, facial scrubs and exfoliants 
• Plastic beads are also found in rock salt processed in sea salt factories 

By RUSS SWAN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 10:06 GMT, 24 November 2015 | UPDATED: 10:16 GMT, 24 November 2015