Microplastics Contamination in Selected Consumer Food Products

• Main Authors: Espiritu, Emilyn, Pauco, Jiena Lynne R., Bareo, Renz S., Palaypayon, Gabrielle B., Capistrano, Hilary Anne M., Jabar, Stephanie R., Coronel, Annabel Soledad O., Rodolfo, Raymond S, Enriquez, Erwin P.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Fish sauce; Food; Microplastics; Raman microspectroscopy; Rice; Salt; Sugar; Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology; Food Microbiology; Food Science; Life Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/es-faculty-pubs/123; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-024-05978-2
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The use of plastics in the manufacturing of food products is of concern as microplastics (MPs, 1 µm to 5 mm) find their way into food which poses risks to human health. This study is the first to report detection of MPs in selected staple food products in the Philippines, specifically sea salt, whit...