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Food & Water
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Microplastics in Animals – A Global Concern to Food Safety and Human Health
Emerging contaminants and associated treatment technologies
2024
Md Abdul Karim,
Md. Leion Hassan,
Uddin Md Saif,
Minhaz Uddin Ahmed,
Md Iqram Uddin Al Amran,
Shahrear Hemal,
Md. Abu Kawsar,
Md. Akibul Hasan Bakky,
Mahabuba Akther Charly,
Christopher J. Martyniuk,
Som Niyogi,
Douglas P. Chivers,
Aziz Hasan
Summary
Researchers reviewed how microplastics accumulate in livestock and farmed animals, documenting contamination across meat, milk, and egg production systems and raising concerns about how animal-derived foods serve as a direct pathway for human microplastic ingestion.
Throughout history, animals have been a vital source of protein and energy and have been utilized in agriculture to produce food for human consumption. The increasing global demands for protein are being met through the increased production of meat, milk, eggs, and...