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Safety of packaging material in insect feed
Summary
This study examines the safety of packaging materials used in insect feed production, assessing potential contamination risks including microplastic transfer within insect rearing systems that use food-grade packaging as part of circular waste-stream initiatives.
KOM-insects: reststromen
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