SÜT VE SÜT ÜRÜNLERİNDE MİKROPLASTİK VARLIĞI, SAĞLIK ÜZERİNE ETKİLERİ VE MİKROPLASTİK AYIRMA YÖNTEMLERİ.

Plastics are one of the indispensable materials of daily life due to their features such as being easy to process, durable, light and cheap. It is frequently preferred in the food industry due to its advantages, especially in packaging and transportation of products. The plastics are released in nature as smaller particles called microplastics, which are formed due to various environmental factors. Studies have shown that these particles are found in air, water and food. Since microplastics have also been detected in humans, blood and organs, the possible effects of microplastics on human health raise concern. Considering that microplastics have become a global threat to both the environment and human health, it is necessary to identify the sources of contamination of microplastics in food, examine the factors affecting contamination, and develop methods to determine their concentrations in food. In this review, it is aimed to explain the concept of microplastics, summarize the studies on the effects of microplastics on health, and collect and present information about the presence of microplastics in foods, especially milk and dairy products, and their contamination routes. In this review, it is aimed to explain the concept of microplastics, summarize the studies on the effects of microplastics on health, collect information about the presence of microplastics in foods, especially in milk and dairy products, and sources of contamination, and comprehensively examine and present the methods used in the separation phase in the detection of microplastics in foods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]