ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Microplastic Contamination of Chicken Meat and Fish through Plastic Cutting Boards.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mapping Microplastics in Humans: Analysis of Polymer Types, and Shapes in Food and Drinking Water-A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Food: Dietary Toxicology Beyond Particle Counts.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
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- Influence of temperature and storage time on microplastic release from packaged sausages.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A study on microplastics occurrence and dietary intake from staple foods and tap water in western Iran.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- From Kitchen to Cell: A Critical Review of Microplastic Release from Consumer Products and Its Health Implications.Toxics · 2026Review
- From farm to fork: Microplastic contamination in the meat and dairy supply chain.Current research in food science · 2026Review
- Residues, migration pattern and health risk assessment of sodium pentachlorophenate in bamboo and wooden cutting boards.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Presence of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Food and the Estimation of the Amount Consumed Depending on Dietary Patterns.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Microplastics-AssistedFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- From Harm to Hope: Tackling Microplastics' Perils with Recycling Innovation.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Simulated Microplastic Release from Cutting Boards and Evaluation of Intestinal Inflammation and Gut Microbiota in Mice.Environmental health perspectives · 2025Article
- Beyond the food on your plate: Investigating sources of microplastic contamination in home kitchens.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Microplastics and environmental effects: investigating the effects of microplastics on aquatic habitats and their impact on human health.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Are Microplastics a Macro Issue? A Review on the Sources of Contamination, Analytical Challenges and Impact on Human Health of Microplastics in Food.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Impact of Microplastics on the Ocular Surface.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Microplastics in Terrestrial Domestic Animals and Human Health: Implications for Food Security and Food Safety and Their Role as Sentinels.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health.Annals of global health · 2023Review
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8 authors.
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Abstract
Microplastic contamination was found in fish and chicken bought on the market, in food stores and in chain supermarkets in the Middle East with the contamination ranging from 0.03 ± 0.04 to 1.19 ± 0.72 particles per gram of meat in chicken and from 0.014 ± 0.024 to 2.6 ± 2.8 particles per gram in fish. Only one fish was found to be free of microplastic. The source of the microplastic was established to be the polythene-based plastic cutting board the food was cut on. More microplastic contamination was found in food cut from the bone than in cut fillets when the fillets themselves were prepared on surfaces other than plastic. Washing the fish and chicken before food preparation decreased but did not completely remove the microplastic contamination. The fate of the microplastic in grilled fish was studied. The mechanical properties of typical plastic cutting boards commercially used in the markets were investigated in the form of tensile, hardness, and wear tests. Overall, the plastic cutting boards showed similar wear rates.
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