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Assessing the inconsistency of microplastic measurements in foods and beverages

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العنوان: Assessing the inconsistency of microplastic measurements in foods and beverages
المؤلفون: Canga, Emine Merve, Gowen, Aoife, Xu, Jun‐Li
المساهمون: Science Foundation Ireland
المصدر: Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety ; volume 23, issue 2 ; ISSN 1541-4337 1541-4337
بيانات النشر: Wiley
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref)
الوصف: The widespread occurrence of microplastics (MPs) in the food chain has gained substantial recognition as a pressing concern, highlighting the inevitability of human exposure through ingestion of foodborne MPs, coupled with the release of MPs from plastic packaging. However, there are notable disparities in the reported numbers of MPs in foods and beverages, warranting a thorough investigation into the factors contributing to these discrepancies. Table salt is one of the major sources of MPs, and there was an approximately hundred‐fold difference between the reviewed studies that reported the highest and lowest number of MPs. In addition, more noticeable discrepancies were discovered between studies on MPs released from teabags. One study reported that approximately 15 billion MPs were released into a cup of tea from a single teabag, whereas another research paper found only approximately 106.3 ± 14.6 MP/teabag after brewing. This comprehensive review focuses on the inconsistencies observed across studies examining MPs, shedding light on the plausible factors underlying these variations. Furthermore, the review outlines areas in analytical procedures that require enhancement and offers recommendations to promote accuracy and standardization in future research efforts, such as employing analytical methods capable of confirming the presence of MPs, using appropriate filter sizes, considering representative sample sizes when extrapolation is involved, and so on. By pinpointing the detection processes leading to the inconsistent results observed in MP studies, this comparative analysis will contribute to the development of reliable analytic methods for understanding the extent of microplastic contamination in the human food chain.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13315
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.13315Test
حقوق: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Test/
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.EA8543BD
قاعدة البيانات: BASE