A Single Tea Bag Could Release Billions of Microplastics Into The Body

Ella108

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-single-tea-bag-could-release-billions-of-microplastics-into-the-body

''A new study led by researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in Spain found that individual tea bags can release billions of micro- and nanoplastic (MNPL) particles in every millimeter of water they're dunked into.''

Jim_Hodge

Only some brands. Neither Lyons, Lipton's, Tetley nor Barry's, to name just a few, contain any microplastics.

Ella108

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122999364#Comment_122999364

As far as I know those use paper instead of plastic bags or are loose teas. Some 'health' brand teas actually come in plastic bags, which combined with hot water, is potentially a risk as they could as well be leaching microplastics

techman1

I think it is the fancy green tea bag stuff in the pyramid tea bags that contain all those plastics, Barrys and Lyons have fully natural plant fibre tea bags

Jim_Hodge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122999377#Comment_122999377

It's more the microplastics in the glue used, rather than the bag itself. The named brands used such glue until recent years.

waynescales1

What about the likes of SuperValu or Lidl's own brand teabags?