ArticleNPJ science of food2025
Assessing microplastic contamination in milk and dairy products.
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- Microplastic Identification Methods for Microfluidic Applications: Towards Rapid Detection in Aquatic Environments.Polymers · 2026Review
- Microplastic Contamination in Industrially Packaged and Locally Produced Ice Creams: Occurrence, Characteristics, Exposure Assessment, and Pollution Risk.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- In Vivo Microplastic Detection With Photoacoustic Imaging.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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- Storage-Dependent Changes in Microplastic-Associated Recoverable Residues in Yogurt ContainingToxics · 2026Article
- Emerging Chemical Hazards in Animal-Derived Foods: From Public Health to Detection and Control Solutions.China CDC weekly · 2026Article
- Microplastic contamination in cheese from traditional and industrial production systems.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Honey as a bioindicator of microplastic pollution: insights from industrial and special honey types.NPJ science of food · 2026Article
- Online Coupling of Field-Flow Fractionation with Raman Microspectroscopy Enables the Advanced Study of Nanoplastics Directly in Food.Analytical chemistry · 2026Article
- From farm to fork: Microplastic contamination in the meat and dairy supply chain.Current research in food science · 2026Review
- Microplastics in food production systems: Sources, exposure pathways, and gastrointestinal health effects.Current research in food science · 2026Review
- Microplastic contamination in commercial and traditional dairy products: occurrence, characteristics, and potential risk.Current research in food science · 2026Article
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Abstract
The presence of microplastics in food has raised growing concern due to potential health risks. While many studies have investigated microplastics in water and seafood, limited data are available for dairy products. This study qualitatively and quantitatively characterizes microplastics in milk, fresh cheese, and ripened cheese, assessing concentration levels and polymer composition through the analysis of 28 dairy samples using Fourier-transformed infrared micro-spectroscopy in attenuated total reflectance mode. Poly(ethylene terephthalate) was the most frequent, followed by polyethylene and polypropylene. Most microplastics were smaller than 150 μm, with 51-100 μm being the most common (33.8%). Irregular fragments (77.4%) and grey particles (68.4%) were predominant. Ripened cheese exhibited the highest microplastic concentration (1857 MP/kg), followed by fresh cheese (1280 MP/kg) and milk (350.0 MP/kg). Results confirm widespread microplastic contamination in dairy products and highlight the importance of further research into contamination pathways and strategies to reduce microplastic exposure in the dairy chain.
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