Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 40294
Food: Microplastics
Tabled: 21 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Question
Dr Simon Opher
Labour — Stroud
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
Daniel ZeichnerThe 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 ...
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