Food: Microplastics
Commons · Question 40294 · Tabled 21 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of microplastics on food production.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 28 Mar 2025
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) continues to monitor and assess emerging data regarding microplastics in food. The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products, and the Environment (COT), an independent scientific committee that provides ...