Bottle-fed babies and microplastics
Press/Media: Research
References
| Title | Bottle-fed babies ingest 'millions' of microplastics: study |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Yahoo! News |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 20/10/20 |
| Description | There is growing evidence that humans consume huge numbers of the tiny particles, formed when larger pieces of plastic break down, but very little is known about the knock-on health consequences. |
| Producer/Author | Amélie Bottollier-Depois |
| URL | https://uk.news.yahoo.com/bottle-fed-babies-ingest-millions-000230328.html |
| Persons | Fay Couceiro |
| Title | Microplastics found in baby bottles, possible ingestion of million tiny particles daily |
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| Media name/outlet | Manila Bulletin |
| Country | Philippines |
| Date | 20/10/20 |
| Description | Researchers in Ireland did a study over a period of 21 days, and they found that the bottles made from polypropylene (commonly used plastic for food containers) released between 1.3 and 16.2 million plastic microparticles per liter. |
| URL | https://mb.com.ph/2020/10/20/parents-beware-microplastics-found-in-baby-bottles-possible-ingestion-of-million-tiny-particles-daily/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parents-beware-microplastics-found-in-baby-bottles-possible-ingestion-of-million-tiny-particles-daily |
| Persons | Fay Couceiro |
| Title | Bottle-fed Babies Ingest 'Millions' Of Microplastics: Study |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | International Business Times |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United States |
| Date | 20/10/20 |
| Description | Bottle-fed babies may ingest more than a million pieces of microplastics each day, new research showed, highlighting the abundance of plastics in our food products |
| URL | https://www.ibtimes.com/bottle-fed-babies-ingest-millions-microplastics-study-3064846 |
| Persons | Fay Couceiro |
| Title | Bottle-fed babies ingest ‘millions’ of microplastics, says study |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Malay Mail |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Date | 19/10/20 |
| Description | Bottle-fed babies may ingest more than a million pieces of microplastics each day, new research showed today highlighting the abundance of plastics in our food products |
| URL | https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2020/10/19/bottle-fed-babies-ingest-millions-of-microplastics-says-study/1914355 |
| Persons | Fay Couceiro |
| Title | Bottle-fed babies may ingest 'millions' of microplastics each day, Irish researchers find |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | TheJournal.ie |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | Ireland |
| Date | 19/10/20 |
| Description | Bottle-fed babies may ingest more than a million pieces of microplastics each day, new research has shown, highlighting the abundance of plastics in our food products. |
| URL | https://www.thejournal.ie/bottle-fed-babies-microplastics-5238052-Oct2020/ |
| Persons | Fay Couceiro |
| Title | Bottle-Fed Babies Ingest ‘Millions’ of Microplastics: Study |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Courthouse News Service |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United States |
| Date | 19/10/20 |
| Description | There is growing evidence that humans consume huge numbers of the tiny particles, formed when larger pieces of plastic break down, but very little is known about the knock-on health consequences. |
| URL | https://www.courthousenews.com/bottle-fed-babies-ingest-millions-of-microplastics-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bottle-fed-babies-ingest-millions-of-microplastics-study |
| Persons | Fay Couceiro |
| Title | Bottle-fed babies ingest 'millions' of microplastics: study |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | RTL Today (LU) |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Date | 19/10/20 |
| Description | Bottle-fed babies may ingest more than a million pieces of microplastics each day, new research showed highlighting the abundance of plastics in our food products |
| URL | https://today.rtl.lu/news/science-and-environment/a/1598294.html |
| Persons | Fay Couceiro |
| Title | Study: Bottle-fed babies ingest millions of microplastics |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Dhaka Tribune |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Date | 19/10/20 |
| Description | Over a 21-day test period, the team found that the bottles released between 1.3 and 16.2 million plastic microparticles per litre |
| URL | https://www.dhakatribune.com/world/2020/10/19/study-bottle-fed-babies-ingest-millions-of-microplastics |
| Persons | Fay Couceiro |
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