Microplastics: Health Hazards
Commons · Question 31460 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of microplastic pollution to human health; and what practices he has in place to continuously evaluate the growing body of research on this topic.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 28 Feb 2025
The UK Health Security Agency is carrying out research to understand if there are potential health risks from exposure to micro and nano plastics through inhalational and oral routes, as part of the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) fu...