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Update on Microplastics in the Food Chain
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Update on Microplastics in the Food Chain

A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2024) | Viewed by 4201

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Lucia Bírošová

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Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, 581243 Bratislava, Slovakia
Interests: environmental and food microbiology; antibiotic resistance; molecular biology
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Dr. Martina Valachovičová

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Faculty of Nursing and Professional Health Studies, Slovak Medical University, 83303 Bratislava, Slovakia
Interests: biology; environmental studies; biochemistry; cytology; nutrition; comparative toxicology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Microplastics in the environment represent a new type of pollutant. It is known that microplastics can play the role of carrier for various drugs, biocides, and metals, but they can also carry microorganisms. At the same time, it has been shown that the close interaction between chemical contaminants and bacteria on microplastics can facilitate the horizontal transfer of resistance genes, thereby accelerating and spreading microbial resistance to antibiotics. The presence of microplastics in the environment, as well as the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, represents an ongoing problem for many societies.

In this Special Issue, we seek to cover the mapping of microplastics in the food chain. Thus, contributions addressing the latest methodological proposals, procedures, and methods concerning microplastics, from their source in wastewater, through the food chain, to humans themselves, are welcome. Papers discussing antibiotic resistance in model bacteria will also be accepted.

Dr. Lucia Bírošová
Dr. Martina Valachovičová
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • microplastics
  • biochemistry
  • food microbiology
  • environmental microbiology
  • molecular biology
  • the food chain
  • antibiotic resistance

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Occurrence of Microplastics in Most Consumed Fruits and Vegetables from Turkey and Public Risk Assessment for Consumers
by Rana Berfin Aydın, Aykut Yozukmaz, İdris Şener, Funda Temiz and Daniela Giannetto
Life 2023, 13(8), 1686; https://doi.org/10.3390/life13081686 - 4 Aug 2023
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Microplastics are transferred to humans through the food chain by consuming food contaminated with microplastics. However, the knowledge about the risks of dietary exposure for humans to these particles is very limited. Moreover, only a few studies on microplastic pollution in fruit and [...] Read more.
Microplastics are transferred to humans through the food chain by consuming food contaminated with microplastics. However, the knowledge about the risks of dietary exposure for humans to these particles is very limited. Moreover, only a few studies on microplastic pollution in fruit and vegetables have been carried on. Thus, this study aims to investigate the presence of microplastics in some of the most consumed fruits and vegetables (pear (Pyrus communis), apple (Malus domestica), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), onion (Allium cepa), potatoes (Solanum tuberosum), and cucumber (Cucumis sativus)) from Turkey and to evaluate the potential risk for consumers. Fruits and vegetable samples were purchased from different markets and fruiterer (two of each) in Muğla province, Southwest of Turkey. Microplastic extraction processes were carried out on the edible parts of the samples. According to the results obtained, a total of 210 particles (2.9 ± 1.6 particle g−1) were detected in all samples. Any significant difference occurred among the different markets. The maximum average amount of microplastic was determined in tomato samples (3.63 ± 1.39 particle g−1). The highest microplastic intake was with tomato (398,520 particles individual−1 year−1 for Estimated Annual Intake (EAI) and Estimated Daily Intake (EDI) for children 68.24 particles kg−1 day−1). The occurrence of microplastics of big size, that are not allowed to pass by plant xylem transport, suggests that fresh vegetables and fruits can be contaminated with plastic, especially during the production phase, during agricultural activities and during the marketing process (transport to the market and purchasing process). Full article
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