Microplastics contamination in food products: Occurrence, analytical techniques and potential impacts on human health

Current Research in Biotechnology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7, P. 100190 - 100190

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Chemically, microplastics (MPs) are synthetic materials composed of plastic monomers and additives vary in size from 0.1 to 5000 μm. Due their chemical stability the widespread use plastics for various purposes, MP contamination environment has increased dramatically, leading daily consumer products as well. Although previous studies have reported environmental impacts MPs, only a few highlighted occurrence MPs food possible effects on human health. Recent investigations identified particles drinking water other beverages, seafood, plant products, salt, sugar, honey, raising an alarm over safety quality these items. Ingestion, inhalation, dermal contact such goods common routes through which may enter body can several deleterious health including oxidative stress, inflammation, immunotoxicity, risk neoplasia, cellular metabolism impairment, neurotoxicity, gut microbiome dysbiosis, disruption reproductive system among others. A collective approach employing source control, recycling, biodegradable plastics, strengthening legislation, bioremediation could be promising sustainable solution control pollution. The key challenge appears standarize detection methods along with reducing well environment. Therefore, this review focuses current analysis, potential impacts, strategies mitigate It also adds novel findings, knowledge gaps, recommendations that guide future research field.

Language: Английский

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Microplastics in Food Products: Prevalence, Artificial Intelligence Based Detection, and Potential Health Impacts on Humans

Emerging contaminants, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100477 - 100477

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Microplastics in our diet: A growing concern for human health

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 968, P. 178882 - 178882

Published: Feb. 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Behavioral Studies of Zebrafish Reveal a New Perspective on the Reproductive Toxicity of Micro- and Nanoplastics

Toxics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(3), P. 178 - 178

Published: Feb. 26, 2024

The escalating prevalence of microplastics and nanoplastics in aquatic environments is a major challenge affecting the behavior reproductive health organisms while posing potential risks to human ecosystems. This review focuses on neurobehavioral changes toxicity MNPs zebrafish their relationships. At same time, caused by were studied, synergistic effects interaction these pollutants with other environmental contaminants explored. In addition, zebrafish, as model organism, provide valuable insights into subtle but important behavior, which critical for understanding success, suggesting that behavioral can serve an early biomarker toxicity. based classical endocrine disruptor models research methods, current status was reviewed, further indicated parameters be used effective rapid tool evaluate MNPs. However, methods rapidly assessing are still area exploration. To address limitations challenges scope research, this outlines future directions aim improving our impacts work aims inform targeted policies advance public strategies growing pollution.

Language: Английский

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Revealing the Removal Behavior of Five Neglected Microplastics in Coagulation-Ultrafiltration Processes: Insights from Experiments and Predictive Modeling

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 491, P. 137857 - 137857

Published: March 6, 2025

Language: Английский

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Recent Advances in Cellulose Nanofiber Modification and Characterization and Cellulose Nanofiber-Based Films for Eco-Friendly Active Food Packaging

Foods, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(24), P. 3999 - 3999

Published: Dec. 11, 2024

There is growing interest in the use of bio-based materials as viable alternatives to petrochemical-based packaging. However, practical application films often hampered by their poor barrier and mechanical properties. In this context, cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) have attracted considerable attention owing exceptional biodegradability, high aspect ratio, large surface area. The extraction CNFs from agricultural waste or non-food biomass represents a sustainable approach that can effectively balance cost environmental impacts. functionalization improves economics raw production processes while expanding applications. This paper reviews recent advances nanofibers, including sources, modification, characterization techniques. Furthermore, we systematically discuss interactions with different composites development functional food films. Finally, highlight nanofiber preservation. Due environmentally friendly properties, are promising alternative petroleum-based plastics. aim present latest discoveries exploring future prospects for edible films, thereby encouraging further research field active

Language: Английский

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Research Progress in Reproductive Toxicity of Micro- and Nanoplastics on Males and Its Mechanisms

Hans Journal of Food and Nutrition Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(01), P. 23 - 29

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Recent advances in microplastics research: impacts on mammalian sperm and reproductive health

Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 19(6)

Published: April 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastic Exposure Induced Reproductive Toxicity Through Oxidative Stress and p38 Signaling Pathway Activation in Male Mice

Toxics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(11), P. 779 - 779

Published: Oct. 25, 2024

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a type of polymer plastic that often used to make bags, bottles, and clothes. However, the waste such products decomposed into microplastics (MPs), which are fragments smaller than 5 mm, by various external forces as wind, UV radiation, mechanical wear, biodegradation. PET MPs have been widely detected in environment human tissue samples; however, toxicity mechanism mammals still unclear. In this study, we investigated male reproductive their underlying mechanism. A total 80 mice were orally exposed 0.01, 0.1, 1 mg/d (with diameter μm) for 42 days. The results showed μm induced different degrees pathological damage testicular tissues, decreased sperm quality, increased apoptosis spermatogenic cells via oxidative stress p38 signaling pathway activation. To further illustrate verify mechanistic pathway, was antagonized using N-acetylcysteine (NAC), activation blocked SB203580. revealed injury effects after exposure significantly ameliorated. Specifically, lesions relieved, quality improved, decreased. These demonstrated MP through pathway. This study provides new insights males, well valuable references public health protection strategies.

Language: Английский

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Polystyrene microplastics induced spermatogenesis disorder via disrupting mitochondrial function through the regulation of the Sirt1-Pgc1α signaling pathway in male mice

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 364, P. 125364 - 125364

Published: Nov. 21, 2024

Language: Английский

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