The toxic beads in your food: Everyday products that contain plastic particles revealed - and how they are now found in a THIRD of fish caught in Britain

A major study found widespread contamination of cod, haddock, mackerel and shellfish by microbeads used in shower gels, toothpastes and beauty products. 


Plastic fragments and residues were also detected in 83 per cent of UK-caught scampi, as well as in tuna, mullet, mussels and oysters. It is thought the fish - many of which reach the human food chain - are feeding on plastics mixed in among plankton. The Daily Mail yesterday launched a campaign calling for action on the industrial use of microbeads, and sent out a warning of products to beware of (pictured).