Detection and characterization of small-sized microplastics (≥ 5 µm) in milk products

Microplastics (MPs) have gained a high degree of public interest since they are associated with the global release of plastics into the environment. Various studies have confirmed the presence of MPs throughout the food chain. However, information on the ingestion of MPs via the consumption of many...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2021-12, Vol.11 (1), p.24046-24046, Article 24046
Main Authors: Da Costa Filho, Paulo A., Andrey, Daniel, Eriksen, Bjorn, Peixoto, Rafael P., Carreres, Benoit M., Ambühl, Mark E., Descarrega, Josep B., Dubascoux, Stephane, Zbinden, Pascal, Panchaud, Alexandre, Poitevin, Eric
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Language:English
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Cow's milk
Dairy products
Food chains
Food contamination
Humanities and Social Sciences
Ingestion
Microplastics
Milk
Milk products
Milking
multidisciplinary
Plastic pollution
Public concern
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Summary:Microplastics (MPs) have gained a high degree of public interest since they are associated with the global release of plastics into the environment. Various studies have confirmed the presence of MPs throughout the food chain. However, information on the ingestion of MPs via the consumption of many commonly consumed foods like dairy products are scarce due to the lack of studies investigating the “contamination” of this food group by MPs. This lack of occurrence data is mainly due to the absence of robust analytical methods capable of reliably quantifying MPs with size 
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-03458-7