ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Are Microplastics a Macro Issue? A Review on the Sources of Contamination, Analytical Challenges and Impact on Human Health of Microplastics in Food.
Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Can Micro- and Nanoplastics Modify Food-Allergy-Relevant Pathways?-A Comprehensive Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Tracking Microplastics From Source to Impact: A Review of Environmental Presence, Exposure, Remediation, and Health Risks.Current environmental health reports · 2026Review
- From Foodborne Pollutant Carrier to Gastrointestinal Trojan Horse: Simulating the Bioaccessibility of Antibiotics Loaded on Aged Polylactic Acid Microplastics in Human Digestive System.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- From farm to fork: Microplastic contamination in the meat and dairy supply chain.Current research in food science · 2026Review
- Effects of Polypropylene and Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastics on Trypsin Structure and Function.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- From Harm to Hope: Tackling Microplastics' Perils with Recycling Innovation.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Global Spread of Microplastics: Contamination in Mussels, Clams, and Crustaceans from World Markets.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Nanoplastics and Neurodegeneration in ALS.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Dietary Phenolic Compounds-Wellbeing and Perspective Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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Authors and funding
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Abstract
In recent years, human populations' exposure to microplastics via foods is becoming a topic of concern. Although microplastics have been defined as "emerging contaminants", their occurrence in the environment and food is quite dated. This systematic review aims to investigate the discrepancies which are characterizing the research in the microplastics field in foods, with particular regard to sample preparations, microplastics' concentrations and their effect on humans. For the selection of papers, the PRISMA methodology was followed. Discrepancies in the methodological approaches emerged and in the expression of the results as well, underlying the urgency in the harmonization of the methodological approaches. Uncertainties are still present regarding the adverse effects of microplastics on the human body. The scientific evidence obtained thus far is, in fact, not sufficient to demonstrate a concrete negative effect. This review has clearly underlined the need to standardise laboratory approaches to obtain useful results for better food safety management.
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