“New study finds microplastic throughout Monterey Bay” California is a June 6, 2019 news release issued by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). It reports that a study published June 6, 2019 in Scientific Reports “… shows that plastic debris … known as microplastic, is common from the surface to the seafloor … the study suggests that most of this microplastic is coming from consumer products … The study … also found that small ocean animals are consuming microplastic, which introduces the particles into food webs from near-surface waters down to the deep seafloor … Our study demonstrates a link between microplastics distributed across the water column and entry of this foreign material into marine food webs by important marine animals, such as pelagic crabs and giant larvaceans … More microplastic in samples originated from consumer products than fishing gear …”.
Animal Digestible Food Packaging Initiative
Our reason-for-being/goal/purpose/objective/intent is to convince/inspire/persuade/encourage the food processing industry to establish and fund a public private partnership for the discovery of new food packaging materials that would be digestible by animals (farm animals as well as ubiquitous microbes).
