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Hidden Ingredients: The Urgent Need to Regulate Microplastics in What We Eat and Drink
Carolyn Nsimpasi
Associate Editor
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD 2026
A toothbrush. Gum. Polyester clothing. All these items contain tiny plastic fragments known as microplastics, and even smaller nanoplastics. These particles are so small that they slip through water filtration systems, drift through the air, and accumulate in the food and beverages we consume daily. What was once considered a distant environmental issue has now increasingly become a direct human health concern, one that demands urgent regulation.