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Microplastics: are plastic alternatives any safer for our health?

By Xavier Coumoul, Professor of Toxicology and Biochemistry, Université Paris Cité
Jean-Baptiste Fini, Professeur du MNHN, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
Nicolas Cabaton, Chercheur en Toxicologie, Inrae
Sylvie Bortoli, Ingénieure de Recherche, Université Paris Cité

Alternative food containers, such as those made of bioplastics, are being promoted as a way to reduce our exposure to plastic in food. But there is still a lack of knowledge around their impacts.

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