Microplastics detected in meat, milk and blood of farm animals

Particles found in supermarket products and on Dutch farms, but human health impacts unknown

Microplastic contamination has been reported in beef and pork for the first time, as well as in the blood of cows and pigs on farms.

Scientists at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA) in the Netherlands found the particles in three-quarters of meat and milk products tested and every blood sample in their pilot study.