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Microplastics: are plastic alternatives any safer for our health?
2023
Xavier Coumoul,
Jean‐Baptiste Fini,
Nicolas Cabaton,
Sylvie Bortoli
Summary
Researchers examined whether bioplastic food containers marketed as plastic-free alternatives actually reduce microplastic exposure, finding that knowledge gaps remain around the health impacts of bioplastics and that they may not be demonstrably safer than conventional plastics.
Alternative food containers, such as those made of bioplastics, are being promoted as a way to reduce our exposure to plastic in food. But there is still a lack of knowledge around their impacts.