According to the abstract of a September 15, 2023 Environmental Research article https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S001393512301215X by researchers with Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea (RoK) and other RoK research institutions “… The growing use of plastic materials has resulted in a constant increase in the risk associated with microplastics (MPs). Ultra-violet (UV) light and wind break down modify MPs in the environment into smaller particles known as weathered MPs (WMPs) and these processes increase the risk of MP toxicity. The neurotoxicity of weathered polystyrene-MPs remains unclear … WMP and virgin MPs (VMPs) were orally administered … male mice … results show that WMP is a more profound inflammatory factor than VMP. In summary, our findings demonstrate the toxicity of WMPs and provide theoretical insights into their potential risks to biological systems and even humans in the ecosystem …” #PlasticWaste #SingleUsePlastic #FoodPackaging #MicroPlastics @knustory
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).
