@article{kafel2022microplastic,
  title = {Is Microplastic a Risk for Organic  Farming Products?},
  author = {Piotr KAFEL},
  year = 2022,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/AGRI/2022/431062/},
  journal = {Research in Agriculture and Agronomy},
  volume = 2022,
  pages = 9,
  doi = 10.5171/2022.431062,
  abstract = {Research background: Food production is more and more globalized concerning not only the suppliers of food ingredients and producers but also the environmental trends and solutions available on the market. Organic farming production is one of the possible solutions to produce high quality food products with respect to environmental care. The other global trend described in this paper that is attracting the attention of many researchers is the microplastics risk in food products. That topic is directly related to a wider range of actions taken on an international level such as The New Green Deal or the EU plastic action plan. This paper combines the specific product (organic food) and the microplastic risk in food products. Purpose of the article: The purpose of the study is to answer the following question: How are the studied companies that are under the strict obligatory surveillance according to the organic food production rules and high-quality products seals are dealing with microplastic risk in their processes? Methods: Food processing manufacturers operating on a polish market were surveyed based on microplastics aspects concerning the ingredients procurement, production processes and product packaging. Findings & Value added: The main findings are related to the conclusion that microplastic risk in organic products is a new issue that is still not very well recognized. The overall risk for food safety was estimated by producers as rather low. Only 30% of the respondents indicated a high or very high risk.},
  keywords = {microplastics; organic farming; management system standards, products quality.},
  note = Article ID: 431062
}