Microplastics: Food
(asked on 20th July 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk to humans of microbeads and other plastics entering the human food chain.
This question was answered on 31st July 2017
On the basis of current information, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) considers it is unlikely that the presence of the low levels of microplastic particles that have been reported to occur in certain types of seafood would cause harm to consumers. The FSA will continue to monitor and assess emerging information concerning microplastics in seafood.