SAP-Free Fresh Food Absorbent Pads In March 2026, South Korea’s SBS television network reported that large quantities of microplastics had been detected in meat absorbent pads containing SAP (Superabsorbent Polymer). Following the report, major supermarkets in Seoul immediately replaced the absorbent pads with paper-based materials. Professor Kwon Jung-hwan of the Department of Environmental Ecological Engineering
