Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Foods

(Funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
This online post from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration states that โ€œ[m]icroplastics and nanoplastics may be present in food, primarily from environmental contamination where foods are grown or raised,โ€ but โ€œ[c]urrent scientific evidence does not demonstrate that levels of microplastics or nanoplastics detected in foods pose a risk to human health.โ€

https://www.fda.gov/food/environmental-contaminants-food/microplastics-and-nanoplastics-foods