Cutting Boards: An Overlooked Source of Microplastics in Human Food?
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Environmental science & technology"
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00924
Abstract: Plastic cutting boards are a potentially significant source of microplastics in human food. Thus, we investigated the impact of chopping styles and board materials on microplastics released during chopping. As chopping progressed, the effects of… read more here.
Keywords: microplastics human; cutting boards; human food; source microplastics ... See more keywords
Microplastic Contamination of Chicken Meat and Fish through Plastic Cutting Boards
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health"
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013442
Abstract: Microplastic contamination was found in fish and chicken bought on the market, in food stores and in chain supermarkets in the Middle East with the contamination ranging from 0.03 ± 0.04 to 1.19 ± 0.72… read more here.
Keywords: contamination; microplastic contamination; cutting boards; plastic cutting ... See more keywords