All Tea Bags Contain Harmful Microplastics!!
Health risks posed by microplastics in tea bags: microplastic pollution – a truly global problem [...] Due to the potential health risks and negative impacts on the environment, the use of MPs in tea bags and other products is a major issue. In spite of the material’s nonbiodegradability, polypropylene is frequently used in manufacturing tea bags. Given that tea bags are subjected to high temperatures during the brewing process, it is concerning that certain branded teas are offered in tea bags made from allegedly ‘food grade’ polymers, such as nylon3. In tea bags additionally available are fluorine compounds, arsenic, radium salt, aluminum, copper, lead, mercury, cadmium, barium, nitrates, and many more4. So you are sipping tea and consuming these dangerous substances in the same bag4. Tea bag plastics, which can take hundreds of years to decompose in nature, may fragment into particles that range in size from 1 µm to 5 mm, or MPs4. Instead of utilizing the conventional paper tea bags, tea makers now use plastic ones5. This is concerning since water is regularly heated to 95°C or more while making tea, and even ‘food grade’ plastics can break down or release harmful materials when heated over 40°C5. [...] Google Scholar 4. The Express Tribune. Study finds teabag contains nearly 13,000 microplastic particles. The Express Tribune. 2022. Accessed September 16, 2022. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2360293/study-finds-single-teabag-contains-nearly-13000-microplastic-particles