{"id":5609,"date":"2023-07-13T19:13:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T12:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=5609"},"modified":"2023-07-13T19:13:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T12:13:16","slug":"microplastics-in-fish-fillets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=5609","title":{"rendered":"Microplastics in Fish Fillets\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">How many plastic particles have been found in a serving of fish?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Microplastic pollution of our waterways may not just <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28815367\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">represent<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a threat to marine ecosystems, but also to human health. It\u2019s evident we\u2019re exposed to these pollutants when consuming seafood, which may create a food safety risk. Is some seafood less contaminated than others? The first published study <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25005888\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">looked<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at mollusks. Eating an average serving of mussels, you consume around 90 plastic particles, whereas an average serving of oysters may contain only around 50. \u201cAs a result, the annual dietary exposure for European shellfish consumers can amount to 11,000 microplastics per year.\u201d We don\u2019t know what kind of risk this carries, though. \u201cNevertheless, due to their persistent nature, microplastic abundance in the marine environment will only increase.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt is inevitable that humans eating seafoods will <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28440928\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ingest<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at least some microplastics, particularly in the case of species in which the entire soft flesh is consumed, such as mussels, oysters, and small fish.\u201d What about sardines? Researchers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28898945\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">looked<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at contamination of canned sardines and sprats with microplastics and mesoplastics (plastic pieces larger than a millimeter). They investigated 20 brands of canned sardines and sprats from 13 countries over four continents and found plastic particles in about one in five. The researchers suggested the disparity might have been due to improper gutting in the contaminated samples.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26249746\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">know<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that ingested microplastics can get through the gut wall of mammals and circulate throughout the body and even cross the placental barrier. Do microplastics actually make it into the muscles of fish, like a fish fillet? That\u2019s the topic of my video <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/how-much-microplastic-is-found-in-fish-fillets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How Much Microplastic Is Found in Fish Fillets?<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/europepmc.org\/article\/med\/28710445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">compare<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the level of microplastics in eviscerated flesh versus the excised organs, sometimes the flesh actually contains higher microplastic loads than the organs, \u201cwhich highlights that evisceration does not necessarily eliminate the risk of MP [microplastic] intake by consumers.\u201d Researchers found that microplastics \u201cwith a wide variety of colors, shapes and size were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28943346\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">detected<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in all investigated fish muscle samples.\u201d So they <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">do<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> actually get into the flesh! The average intake of microplastics from eating flathead, grouper, shrimp, scad, or barracuda may be in the hundreds of plastic particles per 300-gram serving or just in the dozens of plastic particles in a 2-ounce child\u2019s serving. \u201cBesides physical injuries of MPs [microplastics] ingestion\u201d itself, the particles may release absorbed pollutants, like <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">polychlorinated biphenyls (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PCBs), as well as plastic chemical additives, like <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">bisphenol A <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(BPA), which, collectively, \u201cmay cause endocrine disruption, carcinogenesis, and mutagenesis\u201d\u2014that is hormone disruption, cancer risk, and DNA damage. \u201cHence, although there is no standard dose for [microplastics] MPs\u2019 ingestion, as well as information on exact toxicity of different plastic types in the human body, taking such high weekly doses [of these kinds of fish] can threaten the health of consumers (especially vulnerable groups including pregnant and breastfeeding women and children).\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the United States, anthropogenic debris, meaning man-made materials, were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26399762\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">found<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in a quarter of individual fish and in two-thirds of all fish species tested, and about a third of individual shellfish samples. This demonstrates that man-made debris \u201chas infiltrated marine foodwebs\u201d\u2014the aquatic food chain\u2014\u201cto the level of humans via seafood. Because anthropogenic debris is associated with a cocktail of priority pollutants, some of which can transfer to animals upon ingestion, this\u2026supports concern that chemicals from anthropogenic debris may be transferring to humans via diets containing fish and shellfish, raising important questions regarding the bioaccumulation and biomagnification of chemicals and consequences for human health.\u201d The study also included non-plastic debris, like foams, film, and fibers, but we <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28440928\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">know<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> now that the ingestion of microplastics \u201cappears to be a widespread and pervasive phenomenon\u201d across a number of commercially important mollusks, crustaceans, and fish.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe potential for humans, as top predators, to consume microplastics as contaminants in seafood is very real, and its implications for health need to be considered\u2026Despite the existence of considerable uncertainties and unknowns, there is already a compelling case for urgent actions to identify, control, and, where possible, eliminate key sources of\u2026microplastics before they reach the marine environment.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more on this topic, see in my videos <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/microplastic-contamination-and-seafood-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microplastic Contamination and Seafood Safety<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/are-microplastics-in-seafood-a-cancer-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Are Microplastics in Seafood a Cancer Risk?<\/a><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">What about the proposed benefits of fish consumption? See my videos <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/omega-3s-and-the-eskimo-fish-tale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omega 3s and the Eskimo Fish Tale<\/a> <\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/is-fish-oil-just-snake-oil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Is Fish Oil Just Snake Oil?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to learn more.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><script>\n            !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n            {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n                n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n            if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n            n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n            t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n            s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n                'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n            fbq('init', '1582627921973608');\n            fbq('track', 'PageView');\n        <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many plastic particles have been found in a serving of fish?\u00a0 Microplastic pollution of our waterways may not just represent a threat to marine ecosystems, but also to human health. It\u2019s evident we\u2019re exposed to these pollutants when consuming seafood, which may create a food safety risk. 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