Ultra-processed foods are a key driver of the global plastics pollution crisis

2026/04/09 by Rob Ralston, Katherine Sievert, Kim Anastasiou +3 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals #Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability #Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

paper · doi:10.1038/s43016-026-01341-0

openalex publication_date 2026/04/09 · openalex created_date 2026/04/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Citations

• Plastics pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries

Discussions

• new comment by myself, @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social @katesievert.bsky.social @kimanastasiou.bsky.social and Joe Yates in @natfood.nature.com on ultra-processed foods and the global plastics pollution c [bsky, 9 points, 1 comments]