Plastic pervasive in foodsupply, says new study
The study is one of the first to analyze the academic literature on microplastics from a food safety andIt shows that plastics and their additives are present at a range of concentrations not only in fish but in many products including meat, chicken, rice, water, take-away food and drink, and evenCSIRO analytical chemist, food safety specialist and lead author of the paper, Dr.
"Machinery, cutting boards, plastic wrapping can all deposit micro and nanoplastics onto our food that we then consume. This study highlights the need to understand what plastic could end up in food to manage food safety and security," he said. Another important pathway for these contaminants to enter our agriculture system is through biosolids sourced from wastewater treatment.
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