Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 77342

Plastics: Research

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 16 October 2025

Question

Tom Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) reviewed research on the potential (i) environmental and (ii) health impact of (A) microplastics and (B) nanoplastics on (1) ecosyst

Answer

Emma Hardy

In 2022, Defra initiated a research project to investigate the risks of intentionally added microplastics, which reviewed the emissions from microplastics, and the risks they pose both to human health and the environment. Earlier this year, we published t...

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