Our Plastic Diet: Microplastics in Food Stuffs

Microplastics are already part of the human diet. Marine biologist Dr. Sedat Gündoğdu explains how researchers detect microplastics in seafood, salt, spirulina, canned foods, and other everyday products. Following the different routes by which microplastics enter food we examine what scientists know, and still do not know, about human exposure and health. Rather than offering alarmist dietary advice, the episode places microplastics in food within the larger systems of packaging, air pollution, water contamination, and plastic production.Episode Guest: Dr. Sedat GündoğduBrowse his publications on Research Gate .Mikroplastik.org for more research on microplasticsPlastic People Documentary Trailer on YoutubeDr. Sedat Gündoğdu’s book, Plastic Waste Trade, A New Colonialist Means of Pollution TransferMore information about the episode and the Plastic PodcastEpisode Transcript  and more information on the Pine Forest Media WebsiteFollow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmediaHosted, produced, written, and edited by Clark Marchese Cover art and PFM logo by Laurel Wong. Theme music by Tadeo Cabellos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.