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18 December 2020 | By Joshua Minchin (New Food)
“If you eat mussels, you eat microplastics,” a new study by the University of Bayreuth, led by Dr Christian Laforsch, has warned. The Bayreuth team investigated the microplastic load of four mussel species available in supermarkets from 12 countries around the world. All the samples analysed contained microplastic particles, and…
28 January 2019 | By New Food
Microplastics contaminate the world’s surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun to explore their presence in groundwater systems. A recent study is the first to report microplastics in fractured limestone aquifers – a groundwater source that accounts for 25 percent of the global drinking water supply. The study identified…
20 November 2023 | By Grace Galler
According to latest research, all aquatic species in the river mouths flowing into the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean are contaminated with microplastics. Carried out by scientists at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), the conclusions of the international project “i-plastic” revealed…
14 January 2019 | By New Food
After early reports of microplastic pollution in the oceans and beaches sounded the alarm, the global scientific community intensified its focus into this area. Researchers have since found evidence of microplastic contamination seemingly everywhere – in our lakes and rivers, beverages and food supplies. Dr Natalia Ivleva, a researcher at…
12 November 2019 | By Sam Mehmet (New Food)
The Portland State University study found 11 microplastic pieces per oyster and nine per clam in the study sample, which can come from clothing made from synthetic or natural materials or derelict fishing gear.
28 July 2021 | By New Food Magazine
Microplastic (MP) pollution and its impact on marine organisms is a concern for human health, claims new research from the University of Portsmouth.
19 April 2022 | By New Food
Researchers from Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia have found that there are microplastics in human food supplies – including wild-caught and ocean-farmed fish and seafood – due to plastic pollution. The research, published in Science of the Total Environment, states that microplastics are “ubiquitous in our marine environment” and tend to…
ON-DEMAND | By PerkinElmer
Microplastics are becoming a major global environmental concern with regular major newsworthy studies revealing the presence of plastics and microplastics in remote geographic locations, or as contaminations in many different consumer products, especially food and beverages, as well as within the digestive systems of marine species. The sources of the…
8 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Microplastics and other debris have been found in 100 per cent of mussels sampled from around the UK coast and those bought in supermarkets, leading researchers to call for further study of health implications for humans. Scientists from the University of Hull and Brunel University London collected samples from eight…
23 October 2018 | By New Food
Scientists from the Medical University of Vienna and the Environment Agency Austria identified evidence of microplastics in the stools of each individual who took part in an international study. Lead researcher Dr Phillip Schwabi from the university said: “Of particular concern is what this means to us, and especially patients…
23 August 2019 | By Rachael Harper (New Food Magazine)
Following the release of an analysis of current research related to microplastics in drinking-water, further assessment of microplastics in the environment and their potential impacts on human health, has been called for by The World Health Organization (WHO). The organisation has also called for a reduction in plastic pollution to…
27 February 2023 | By American Chemistry Council, ILSI Europe
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a state-of-the-science report to assess the potential health risks associated with exposure to microplastic. The report, “Dietary and inhalation exposure to nano- and microplastic particles and potential implications for human health,” builds off the WHO’s previous report on the potential effects…
23 February 2021 | By Sylvian Jouet
[…] industry. Consumers are concerned about overfishing, marine pollution and the environmental impact of the fishing industry on biodiversity. They are also increasingly worried about the health implications of microplastic contamination in fish and crustaceans, and growing levels of mercury in some fish species. Set against a backdrop of rising global demand…
13 August 2020 | By Sam Mehmet (New Food)
[…] different kinds of plastic in the sample at the same time. Polyvinyl chloride was found in all samples, while the plastic found in highest concentrations was polyethylene. Microplastics are very small pieces of plastic that pollute much of the planet, including the sea where they are eaten by marine…
11 October 2022 | By Grace Galler
[…] waste across the world. In fact, it’s estimated that there’s 250,000 tons of plastic litter in our oceans. Now, for the first time, a study has found microplastics in human breast milk. According to the paper published in Polymers, microplastics were discovered in 26 of the 34 samples of…
