Researchers report cooking in non-stick Teflon cookware may lead to the release of thousands of micro- and nanoplastics; find 3 to 43 plastic particles prone to be released from Chinese polypropylene takeaway containers; detect around 1,500 microplastics/liter in Iranian bottled water; review points out that micro- and nanoplastic detection methods in food need validation and standardization

December 21, 2022 - Lisa Zimmermann - Microplastics have been detected in several foods and beverages (FPF reported) including salts (FPF reported), fish (FPF reported), and bottled water (FPF reported and here) and more recent studies showed that plastics food packaging can be one source of microplastics into food (FPF reported and here). Several studies published in November and December 2022 further broaden the evidence around micro- and nanoplastic sources and exposure by investigating their release from several types of food contact materials (FCM) and articles (FCAs) into foodstuffs......