🍫 The everyday use of food packaging and food processing equipment is a source of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in food. That is one takeaway from our most recently published systematic evidence map called FCMiNo. Our scientists sifted through the scientific literature on MNPs measured in foods that had been in contact with plastics and compiled a database. Let’s take a look at some of the other key findings:

👉 The most studied articles are plastic bottles. The most studied material is (recycled) PET, followed by polypropylene.
👉 Highly reliable data on MNP migration from FCAs into food are scarce. Most published scientific studies currently available are not designed to identify the origins of MNPs in foodstuffs.
👉 This calls for a harmonized testing and reporting approach, as well as for a systematic characterization of material- and use-related MNP releases. By mandating MNP migration testing for FCAs, regulations could help to better protect human health.