Journal
FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS PART A-CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS CONTROL EXPOSURE & RISK ASSESSMENT
Volume 31, Issue 9, Pages 1574-1578Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2014.945099
Keywords
beer; contamination; synthetic fibre
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A total of 24 German beer brands was analysed for the contents of microplastic fibres, fragments and granular material. In all cases contamination was found. Counts ranged from 2 to 79 fibres L-1, from 12 to 109 fragments L-1 and from 2 to 66 granules L-1. The results show a high variability between individual samples and samples from different production dates. Possible sources of this contamination with foreign materials are discussed.
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