28 Nov 2022 --- As micro(nano)plastics (MNPs) are more commonly found in the food chain, human intake is regularly increasing. Researchers have discovered adverse health effects due to MNPs and their degraded products on the human gut microbiome, according to a recent study. Published in the Microbial Biotechnology journal, the study found that plastics have been detected in most categories of consumed foods, drinking water and human feces. Therefore, the researchers stress that oral ingestion becomes the primary source of exposure to MNPs, and the gastrointestinal tract, primarily the gut, constantly interacts with these small particles.
