A "paradigm shift" is needed on the risks posed to human health by plastics, researchers said Wednesday, warning of huge gaps in scientific understanding of the issue.
So little research is currently available that regulators should shift from an assumption that plastics are safe, to insisting on rigorous testing before products are approved for use, the researchers added.
The call came as a new database mapping existing scientific studies was unveiled by the Minderoo Foundation, an Australian nonprofit.
The Plastic Health Map attempts to collate all research on the issue since the 1960s, when plastic production and pollution began ramping up.
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