The Russian Ministry of Health has given a comprehensive answer to this pressing question.
There is an opinion that nano- and microplastics can provoke the development of cancer in humans.
The Russian department reported that there is currently no evidence of this, Izvestia reports.
Experts refer to studies conducted by international organizations, including those within the WHO structure.
Scientists have not yet officially confirmed this fact. But research in this direction continues, the Ministry of Health emphasized.
Microplastics enter the human body mainly with water and food. Therefore, it mainly comes into contact with the organs of the gastrointestinal tract.
Some experts point out that microplastics enter the human body when drinking tea that was brewed in plastic bags, including so-called “pyramid” ones.
