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Microplastics shed by food packaging are contaminating our food and drink, study finds
Microplastics shed by food packaging are contaminating our food and drink, study finds
Microplastics shed by food packaging are contaminating our food and drink, study finds
Plastic contamination may occur when you’re unwrapping deli meat and cheese, steeping a tea bag in hot water, or opening cartons of milk or orange juice. Glass bottles and jars with a plastic-coated metal closure may also shed microscopic bits of plastic, the study found.
In fact, the abrasion from repeatedly opening and closing the caps on glass and plastic bottles can release an untold amount of micro- and nanoplastics into the beverage, said Lisa Zimmermann, lead author of the study published Tuesday in the journal NPJ Science of Food.
Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says
Microplastics shed by food packaging are contaminating our food and drink, study finds
Microplastics shed by food packaging are contaminating our food and drink, study finds
“Studies have found these plastics in the human heart, the great blood vessels, the lungs, the liver, the testes, the gastrointestinal tract, and the placenta,” Landrigan said.
“This is the first systematic evidence of how normal and intended use of foodstuffs packaged in plastics can be contaminated with micro- and nanoplastics,” Zimmermann said. “We found food packaging is actually a direct source of the micro- and nanoplastics measured in food.”
Exposure to microplastics may be linked to cancers other than lung and liver cancers.
Microplastics shed by food packaging are contaminating our food and drink, study finds
Exposure to microplastics may be linked to cancers other than lung and liver cancers.
In recent years, scientific studies have gradually revealed a possible strong link between microplastics and tumorigenesis. Read more.
Tumorigenesis is the formation of a cancer, whereby normal cells are transformed into cancer cells.
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Carl Carstensen
Carl Carstensen
Carl Carstensen
For more than forty years, Carl was a leading executive at IBM in Europe. His business and management skills helped IBM accomplish its goals wherever Carl was posted. He has also been a dedicated environmentalist, bringing passion to the development and leadership of "Hold the Plastic." See LinkedIn
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Carl Carstensen
Carl Carstensen
Marc's family has been in the food industry for more than 70 years. They have owned a food brokerage company, developed a wholesale natural food operation, owned restaurants, frozen food production and sales, and several other food-related companies.
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Ecogenesis Biopolymers is a biomaterial and sustainable product development studio specializing in the development and commercialization of PHA products.
Led by a team of experienced material scientists and engineers, Ecogenesis combines decades of expertise in materials science and commercialization with a relentless commitment to inno
Ecogenesis Biopolymers is a biomaterial and sustainable product development studio specializing in the development and commercialization of PHA products.
Led by a team of experienced material scientists and engineers, Ecogenesis combines decades of expertise in materials science and commercialization with a relentless commitment to innovation, transparency, and environmental responsibility to catalyze the bioeconomy.