Microplastics From Food Packaging and Paint , Found in Human Veins.br The study was published br in the journal 'PLOS One' on Feb. 1.br According to the new study, br microplastics can pass through blood br vessels to reach vascular tissue.br However, scientists have yet to br identify the exact impact this br will have on human health.br Whilst we don’t yet know the implications of br this on human health, what we can say is that br from studies using cells grown in dishes, they cause inflammation and stress responses, Professor Jeanette Rotchell, environmental toxicologist br at the University of Hull, via 'The Independent'.br A small pilot study was conducted by a team at the University br of Hull and Hull York Medical School, along with researchers br from the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.br The team analyzed human saphenous br vein tissue supplied by patients br undergoing heart bypass surgery.br Researchers discovered 15 microplastic particles br per gram of vein tissue along with five br different types of other polymers.br 'The Independent' reports that the most prominently br found microplastic was alkyd resin, which is found br in synthetic paint, varnishes and enamels. .br Polyvinyl acetate (PVAC), an adhesive used in food packaging, and EVOH and EVA, which are used in flexible packaging materials, were also found in the samples.