You may be getting more than you bargained for in your supermarket fish and shellfish. A new study has found that plastic particles – ranging from styrofoam containers and microfibers to plastic bags and pieces of car tire – have been found in marine animals large and small, CBC News reports. “What we really need to do is a risk assessment … nobody has done that for microplastics,” Rochman told CBC News, emphasizing that before consumers shun seafood, more research is needed. RelatedThe plastic particles can’t simply be removed from marine animals by gutting them. These materials enter their tissues as well, Peter Wells, senior research fellow with the International Ocean Institute at Dalhousie University told CBC News.

Source: National Post January 30, 2017 15:58 UTC