Microplastics in packaging

Microplastics may not be directly related to food safety, but they are not entirely unrelated to it either: they can occur in packaging and end up in food. Or they may end up in the environment, when plastic packaging is discarded into nature and breaks down into small particles. Research is still too limited to make any statements about the impact of microplastics in food on human health. More research is needed.

The KIDV has compiled this fact sheet on Microplastics, which provides information on the origin, any health risks and the latest information on their use in (food) packaging.