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ClearMarine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health
This review examines the evidence for microplastic contamination in seafood and discusses what it means for food security and human health. Researchers found that microplastics have been detected in commercially important fish and shellfish species worldwide, but the actual health risks to humans from consuming contaminated seafood remain poorly understood. The study identifies critical knowledge gaps and calls for standardized methods to better assess the dietary exposure and potential toxicity of microplastics.
Microplastics in seafood: Implications for food security, safety, and human health
This review examines how microplastics contaminate seafood -- from fish and shellfish to seaweed -- and what that means for food safety and human health. Marine organisms accumulate microplastics along with the harmful chemicals and antibiotic-resistant bacteria attached to them, creating multiple exposure risks when people eat seafood. With global seafood consumption rising sharply, the authors argue that microplastic contamination in the food supply deserves urgent attention from food safety regulators.
Microplastics: an emerging threat to food security and human health
This review examines the growing body of evidence showing that microplastics are present in seafood and other food products worldwide, making human dietary exposure virtually unavoidable. Researchers summarize the potential risks to food security and human health from ingesting microplastics and the chemical contaminants they carry. The study identifies significant research gaps and calls for more work on monitoring and eliminating microplastics throughout the food supply chain.
Microplastics (MPs) in marine food chains: Is it a food safety issue?
This review examined the presence and transfer of microplastics through marine food chains, assessing food safety risks from contaminated seafood and highlighting the ability of microplastics to sorb and leach chemical contaminants that may impact human health.
Are microplastics a risk to food security
This review assesses whether microplastic pollution poses a risk to food security, noting that microplastics have been found in commercially important marine species consumed by humans including worms, bivalves, and fish. While direct threats to nutrition from microplastic contamination are difficult to quantify, the authors identify potential pathways by which widespread microplastic ingestion could affect seafood availability and quality.
The risks of marine micro/nano-plastics on seafood safety and human health
This review examined the risks of marine micro- and nanoplastics to seafood safety and human health, detailing how plastic particles are ingested by marine organisms and transferred through the food chain to consumers.
Microplastics and Their Possible Effects on Seafoods
This review examines how microplastics enter seafood through ingestion and surface contamination, discussing evidence for plastic presence in fish, shellfish, and other seafood products consumed by humans. The authors evaluate potential health risks from both the plastic particles themselves and the chemical additives and pollutants they carry.
Microplastics—A New Threat to Aquatic Food Safety?
This review article examines whether microplastics pose a new threat to the safety of aquatic food sources, noting that plastics have accumulated widely in marine environments and are ingested by organisms throughout the food chain. The authors assess potential risks from microplastic particles in seafood and the possibility of chemical contaminants being transferred from plastic to human consumers.
Occurrence and pathways of microplastics, quantification protocol and adverseeffects of microplastics towards freshwater and seawater biota
This review examines the occurrence, pathways, and adverse effects of microplastics on freshwater and marine organisms, highlighting how these particles can enter the food chain through seafood consumption. The study suggests that microplastic ingestion causes health hazards in aquatic animals and points to gaps in understanding how microplastics affect human health along the food supply chain.
Microplastics in Fish and Shellfish – A Threat to Seafood Safety?
This review evaluated the current knowledge on microplastic contamination in fish and shellfish in relation to seafood safety. Researchers found that while microplastics are commonly detected in the gastrointestinal tracts of fish (which are typically not consumed), bivalves and small fish eaten whole may present a more direct route of human exposure, though the overall health risk from microplastics in seafood remains uncertain.
Microplastic pollution in the marine environment: Sources, impacts, and degradation.
This review summarizes existing research on microplastic pollution in the ocean, covering sources, effects on marine life, and degradation. Microplastics harm marine organisms across the food chain, from plankton to fish, affecting their growth, reproduction, immune systems, and behavior. Since humans consume many of these marine species, the widespread contamination raises concerns about microplastic exposure through seafood.
Microplastics pollution in the marine environment: A review of sources, impacts and mitigation
This review summarizes how millions of tons of plastic waste enter the oceans each year and break into microplastics that absorb pollutants, heavy metals, and chemical additives. These contaminated particles pose risks to human health when they enter the food chain through seafood consumption.
Microplastic risks in the seafood in terms of food safety and their research methods
Microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in aquatic organisms including fish, shellfish, and marine mammals, and can transfer into the human food supply through seafood. This review summarizes the health risks and detection methods used to identify microplastics in seafood, noting that some food processing steps may also introduce contamination.
Impact of Fibrous Microplastic Pollution on Commercial Seafood and Consumer Health: A Review
This review examines how microfibers, the most common type of microplastic in the ocean, contaminate commercial seafood species. Fish and shellfish ingest microfibers that accumulate primarily in their digestive tracts but can also reach muscle tissue that humans eat. The authors highlight gaps in understanding the food safety implications and call for more research on how microfiber consumption through seafood affects human health.
Hazards and Improvement Measures of Microplastic Pollution: A Review
This review summarized the hazards of marine microplastic pollution and current removal technologies, and called for stronger international policy and cooperation. It highlighted that microplastics carry toxic chemicals and affect marine food webs, ultimately threatening seafood safety for humans.
Impact of Microplastics on AquaticOrganisms and Human Health: A Review
This review examines how microplastics from degraded plastic debris accumulate in aquatic environments, are ingested by organisms at all levels of the food chain, and may transfer to humans through seafood. The evidence warrants concern about microplastic contamination as an emerging public health issue.
The Challenge of Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystem: A Review of Current Consensus and Future Trends of the Effect on the Fish
This review synthesizes research on how microplastics affect aquatic ecosystems, covering ingestion by marine animals, trophic transfer up the food chain, and the chemicals that microplastics carry. The findings highlight that microplastic contamination is now widespread enough to threaten marine biodiversity and food security for populations that rely on seafood.
Microplastics as contaminants in marine environment.
This review summarizes the sources, distribution, and environmental impacts of microplastics in the marine environment, covering how they enter the ocean, where they accumulate, and what harms they cause to marine organisms. It also discusses the potential for microplastics to transfer up the food chain to humans through seafood.
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.
Microplastics as contaminants in commercially important seafood species
This review summarizes evidence that microplastic ingestion is widespread in commercially important seafood species including mollusks, crustaceans, and fish. Evidence indicates that microplastics can affect physiology, reproductive success, and survival in marine organisms, and may also act as vectors for chemical pollutants. The study highlights the potential for human exposure to microplastics through seafood consumption, though the full health implications remain to be determined.
Emerging Threat of Food Contamination by Microplastics and its Influence on Safety and Human Perspective
Researchers reviewed how widespread plastic use across industry has made microplastic contamination of food a serious public health concern, with particles entering the food supply through environmental pathways including runoff, wastewater, and air. Addressing this threat requires tighter regulations, better food supply monitoring, and public education on exposure risks.
Microplastics in aquaculture systems: Occurrence, ecological threats and control strategies
This review summarizes how microplastics contaminate aquaculture systems through fishing gear, feed, and polluted water, and examines their effects on farmed aquatic species. Microplastics accumulate in farmed fish and shellfish, raising concerns about food safety for the millions of people who consume aquaculture products. The authors discuss removal strategies and call for better monitoring to protect both aquaculture sustainability and consumer health.
A review of microplastic pollution in aquaculture: Sources, effects, removal strategies and prospects
This review examines how microplastics contaminate fish farms through environmental inputs and aquaculture equipment, affecting water quality and the health of farmed seafood. Since contaminated aquaculture products are a direct pathway for microplastics to reach the human diet, reducing plastic pollution in fish farming is important for food safety.
Microplastics in coastal areas and seafood: implications for food safety
This review summarizes the evidence on microplastic contamination in coastal environments and commercial seafood, assessing the implications for food safety and human health. It finds that while microplastics are widespread in seafood, the actual human health risk remains uncertain due to limited toxicological data.