One Study Confirms that Tea Bags Release a Billion Microplastics when Heated

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Boil water and leave a bag a few minutes seems the most innocent thing in the world. However, a scientific review published in Food Chemistry puts the focus back on an uncomfortable question, if part of the plastic can end up in the cup in the form of micro and nanoplastics. The main conclusion is quite clear and, at the same time, less alarmist than some headlines sound. The bag is the critical point in hot tea, but the figures vary greatly acc…