Title
Microplastics: an emerging threat to food security and human health
Date Issued
01 May 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
review
Publisher(s)
Springer
Abstract
Microplastic presence in seafood and foodstuff have been documented globally in recent studies. Consequently, human exposure to microplastics through the ingestion of contaminated food is inevitable and pose a risk to food security and human health. In this review, microplastics and related xenobiotics are defined, global evidence of microplastic pollution in seafood is reviewed, the impacts to commercial marine species and food security are discussed, and the current knowledge of its direct effects on human health is reviewed. In addition, limited information regarding food security and scientific gaps are identified. Although microplastics in the marine environment and its effects on marine organisms have been well documented, more research is needed to completely understand the implications of microplastics over food security and human health. Further research must focus on monitoring and eliminating microplastics along the food supply chain and determining the extent to which food security is affected by microplastic pollution.
Start page
1601
End page
1608
Volume
57
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85074795120
Source
Journal of Food Science and Technology
ISSN of the container
00221155
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus