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Surveillance of Seafood for Microplastics

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Tanja Kögel, Alice Refosco, Amund Maage

Summary

Microplastics are widely detected in seafood products, but inconsistent methodologies make it difficult to compare findings or establish reliable contamination baselines across species and regions. Developing standardized surveillance protocols for seafood is urgently needed to underpin food safety regulations and consumer health protections.

Surveillance of seafood for microplastic is in high demand, but there are challenges in the establishment of appropriate methods. Even though there are more than hundred scientific publications presenting numbers about the occurrence of plastics in seafood organisms,...

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