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Microplastic Contamination in Pet Foods and Fish Meals: Implications Beyond Human Health
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Researchers examined microplastic contamination in pet foods and fish meals, finding that plastics from fisheries, aquaculture, and environmental pollution enter animal feed supply chains in ways that have consequences beyond human health, affecting companion animals and raising broader questions about food system safety.
With implications that go well beyond human health, microplastic contamination in pet foods and fish meals is becoming a crucial yet underappreciated aspect of the worldwide plastic pollution disaster. Microplastics from fisheries, aquaculture, and environmental...
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