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Plastic-derived edible products approved for consumption by the end of 2025?

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In 2021, researchers at the University of Illinois and Michigan Technological University (USA) created a technology capable of converting plastic waste into edible protein. The innovation promises to generate a safe, affordable and sustainable source of food while reducing the environmental damage associated with plastic waste and traditional agricultural methods.

The technology is based on bioengineering, where genes were inserted into bacteria that made them capable of breaking down molecules from plastic residues and turning them into a category of organic material that could be ingested by humans. Nonetheless, more studies are needed to investigate the safety of consuming this material.

If any plastic-derived edible product is approved for human consumption as food by the end of 2025, by the national health regulation agency from at least one of the following territories (USA, European Union, United Kingdom, Russia, Brazil, China or Japan), this market will be resolved as “yes”.

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