o:3303 Overview of microplastics in the meat: occurrence, detection methods and health effects en The exponentially increasing annual production of plastic waste at a global level has raised concerns regarding the prospective infiltration of microplastics into terrestrial ecosystems. The transport of microplastics via wind advection and stormwater runoff presents a substan‑ tial hazard to food resources. The most recent studies reveal that chicken, pork, and beef samples are contaminated with microplastic particles, encompassing polystyrene, polyeth‑ ylene terephthalate, and polypropylene. However, the employment of various non‑standard‑ ized detection methodologies poses a significant obstacle in the interpretation of acquired re‑ sults. Furthermore, the thorough clarification of the correlation between human exposure to microplastics and various health consequences, such as carcinogenicity, infertility, metabolic disorders and pregnancy complications, remains inadequately explored and necessitates ad‑ ditional investigation to enhance public awareness and propose solutions and integrated strategies for the mitigation of microplastic contamination in meat chain. Microplastics, Meat, Detection 1552099 10.18485/meattech.2023.64.2.6 2023-11-22T11:02:33.384Z 44 yes 46 Branko Velebit Institute of meat Hygiene and technology Overview of microplastics in the meat: occurrence, detection methods and health effects Vesna Janković Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology Overview of microplastics in the meat: occurrence, detection methods and health effects person Lazar Milojević Institute of meat hygiene and technology Overview of microplastics in the meat: occurrence, detection methods and health effects person Tatjana Baltić Institutte of meat hygiene and technology Overview of microplastics in the meat: occurrence, detection methods and health effects person Jelena Ćirić Institute of meat hygiene and technology Overview of microplastics in the meat: occurrence, detection methods and health effects person Radmila Mitrović Institute of meat hygiene and technology Overview of microplastics in the meat: occurrence, detection methods and health effects person 2023-11-03 application/pdf 464333 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:3303 no yes 16 70 1552253 71A01 Meat technology 64 Special Issue 64 2 36-41 Ka'anskog 13, Beograd Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology 2023-11-03