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Micro- and Nanoplastics Impact on Food Safety and Security

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Neelesh Kumar Maurya, Neha Kumari, Latika Yadav, Poonam Maurya, Sanjay Kumar

Summary

This review examined how micro- and nanoplastics enter food systems in India—including packaging leaching, contaminated water, and seafood—and their implications for food safety and security at scale. With India generating millions of tons of plastic waste annually, the findings reveal a growing risk of direct dietary microplastic exposure for one of the world's most populous nations.

Plastic has emerged as one of the most significant challenges to the environment that we are currently confronted with. About 3.5 million metric tons per year are being produced as garbage from plastic in India. It is anticipated that the total amount of waste,...

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