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Contamination of food and beverages with microplastic particles

This review summarizes evidence on microplastic contamination of food and beverages, highlighting the growing accumulation of microplastics across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and their presence in the organs of various organisms including humans.

2024 Problems of Nutrition
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Micro- and nanoplastics: Contamination routes of food products and critical interpretation of detection strategies

This review evaluates current methods for detecting micro and nanoplastics in food and beverages, from sample preparation to chemical identification. The authors highlight significant challenges including detection sensitivity limits, interference from food matrices, and a lack of standardized protocols. Better analytical tools are needed to accurately assess how much microplastic contamination people are actually consuming.

2023 The Science of The Total Environment 33 citations
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Determination of microparticles, in particular microplastics in beverages

This study reviewed and tested methods for detecting microparticles including microplastics in beverages, addressing a gap in food safety monitoring. The research is relevant to understanding human exposure to microplastics through drinking water and packaged beverages.

2020 OPUS Repository (Kooperativer Bibliotheksverbund Berlin-Brandenburg) 4 citations
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Microplastics and nanoplastics in food, water, and beverages; part I. occurrence

Researchers reviewed what is currently known about the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in food, water, and beverages, concluding that while contamination has been detected across many products, a lack of standardized detection methods makes it difficult to fully assess the food safety risks to human health.

2022 TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 154 citations
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Food Contamination with Micro-plastics: Occurrences, Bioavailability,Human Vulnerability, and Prevention

The study reviews the occurrence, bioavailability, and potential health impacts of microplastics in food, noting that contamination has been detected in foodstuffs and beverages worldwide. Researchers highlight that current data on dietary microplastic exposure remains insufficient for comprehensive risk assessment, and call for standardized methodologies to better evaluate the threat to human health.

2023 Current Nutrition & Food Science 7 citations
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Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Food

This review summarized the current evidence on microplastic and nanoplastic contamination in food, covering their sources, analytical detection methods, and potential health implications for consumers. The paper highlighted the rapid growth in food contamination data and the ongoing uncertainties about human dietary exposure levels and health risks.

2024 1 citations
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Micro- and nano-plastic contamination in foods and potential risk to human health

This review summarizes the current state of knowledge about micro- and nanoplastic contamination in food, covering sources, occurrence, and analytical detection methods. Researchers found that while various foods, especially seafood, contain measurable levels of microplastics, the health risks to humans remain difficult to assess due to inconsistent research methods. The study calls for standardized approaches to better evaluate dietary exposure and potential health impacts.

2025 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2 citations
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Discovery and solution for microplastics: New risk carriers in food

This review summarizes the current state of microplastic contamination in food, covering which foods are affected, how to detect microplastics, and how to break them down. Microplastics accumulate through the food chain and have been confirmed in many everyday foods, posing serious health risks. The authors call for standardized detection methods and national policies to monitor and reduce microplastic contamination in the food supply.

2025 Food Chemistry 13 citations
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Review of micro- and nanoplastic contamination in the food chain

This review examines the contamination of the human food chain with micro- and nanoplastics, from seafood and drinking water to processed foods and packaging. Researchers found that while plastic particles are widely present in food and beverages, the actual health impacts on humans remain largely unknown due to inconsistent study methods. The study calls for standardized analytical approaches to properly assess dietary microplastic exposure and its potential risks.

2019 Food Additives & Contaminants Part A 592 citations
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Cases of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Food and Food Product

This review cataloged cases of micro- and nanoplastic contamination detected in diverse food and food products, summarizing detection methods, contamination levels, and primary polymer types found across food categories.

2024 1 citations
Review Tier 2

[Review of Methods and Risk Assessment of Microplastics from Food Sources].

This review examines methods for detecting and assessing the risks of microplastic contamination in food, covering exposure pathways from raw materials through processing and packaging. Researchers summarized analytical techniques for identifying microplastics in food products and evaluated approaches for assessing human health risks from dietary exposure. The study emphasizes the need for standardized detection methods and more comprehensive risk assessment frameworks for food-borne microplastics.

2025 PubMed 1 citations
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Microplastics contamination in food products: Occurrence, analytical techniques and potential impacts on human health

Researchers reviewed the occurrence of microplastics in a wide range of food products — including drinking water, seafood, honey, salt, and vegetables — and the health effects of ingesting them, which include inflammation, gut microbiome disruption, hormone disruption, and increased cancer risk. The review calls for standardized detection methods and a multi-pronged strategy combining source reduction, better recycling, and biodegradable plastic alternatives.

2024 Current Research in Biotechnology 72 citations
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Microplastics in Food Products

This chapter reviews microplastic contamination in food products, tracing the pathways by which plastic particles enter the food supply from environmental contamination, packaging leaching, and food processing. The authors discuss health concerns associated with dietary microplastic exposure and the regulatory landscape around food safety.

2024
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Micro(nano)plastics in commercial foods: A review of their characterization and potential hazards to human health

This review compiles evidence of micro- and nanoplastic contamination found in commercial food products including seafood, beverages, salt, sugar, and honey. Researchers summarize the various laboratory techniques used to isolate, identify, and quantify these particles in food samples. The study highlights that dietary intake is a major route of human microplastic exposure and calls for standardized detection methods to better assess the scope of contamination across the food supply.

2023 Environmental Research 25 citations
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Potential risk assessment and toxicological impacts of nano/micro-plastics on human health through food products

This review examined the potential risks and toxicological effects of nano- and microplastics on human health through food products, identifying key contamination sources in the food chain and their harmful impacts on the body.

2023 Advances in food and nutrition research 12 citations
Review Tier 2

Microplastics in Food: Literature Review

This literature review analyzed data on microplastic presence across various food groups, summarizing findings on the occurrence, concentrations, and polymer types of microplastics detected in seafood, fresh produce, processed foods, and beverages.

2025 Open Science Framework
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Microplastics in Food: A Review on Analytical Methods and Challenges

This review summarizes the presence of microplastics in various food products and evaluates the analytical methods used for their detection and identification. Researchers found that microplastics have been documented in seafood, salt, honey, beverages, and other commonly consumed foods, though concentrations vary widely. The study highlights the need for standardized sampling and analysis protocols to enable better risk assessments of human dietary microplastic exposure.

2020 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 273 citations
Systematic Review Tier 1

Are Microplastics a Macro Issue? A Review on the Sources of Contamination, Analytical Challenges and Impact on Human Health of Microplastics in Food

This systematic review examines how microplastics enter the human food supply and what health effects they may cause. The research found microplastics in a wide range of foods, but major inconsistencies in testing methods make it difficult to determine true contamination levels. While the full health impact remains unclear, the evidence suggests that microplastic exposure through food is widespread and warrants further study.

2023 Foods 14 citations
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Micro and nano plastics: contaminants in beverages and prevention strategies

This review examines how microplastics and nanoplastics end up in beverages through plastic packaging, bottling processes, and environmental contamination. Researchers discuss the potential health risks these tiny particles pose to consumers and evaluate current detection methods, noting the need for standardized testing. The study recommends advanced filtration, alternative packaging materials, and stronger regulations as strategies to reduce plastic contamination in drinks.

2024 Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 9 citations
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Food Contamination by Microplastics and Human Health Implications

This review examines how food is contaminated by microplastics throughout the supply chain — from agricultural soil and irrigation water to food processing and packaging — and evaluates the health implications for human consumers. The authors estimate dietary microplastic intake across food categories and identify seafood, drinking water, and packaged foods as the highest-exposure routes.

2024 Food Safety
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Food and human safety: the impact of microplastics

This review characterizes the scope of microplastic contamination in the human food supply, examining how these particles enter food through environmental contamination, processing, and packaging. Researchers found microplastics in a wide range of foods including seafood, salt, honey, and beverages, with concentrations varying by food type and region. The study highlights the need for standardized detection methods and risk assessments to better understand the health implications of dietary microplastic exposure.

2022 Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 130 citations
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Review of micro- and nanoplastic contamination in the food chain

This review examines the contamination of the human food chain by micro- and nanoplastics, covering evidence from seafood, beverages, salt, honey, and other common foods. While environmental impacts of plastics are well-studied, the review highlights how little is known about the actual health consequences for humans consuming these particles.

2019 Figshare
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Microplastics and nanoplastics in food, water, and beverages, part II. Methods

This methods-focused review summarized analytical techniques for detecting and characterizing microplastics and nanoplastics in food, water, and beverages, covering sample preparation, isolation, and polymer identification approaches. The authors concluded that no single method captures all relevant particle information and that standardization across food matrices remains an unmet need.

2022 TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 68 citations
Review Tier 2

Methods for the identification and quantification of microplastics in foods (a review)

This review examined analytical methods for identifying and quantifying microplastics in food, finding that standardized, sensitive techniques are urgently needed to accurately assess human dietary exposure to these emerging contaminants.

2023 Problems of Nutrition