Plastic tea bags are shedding billions of shards of microplastics into their water, according to a new study.Researchers at McGill University in Canada analyzed the effects of placing four different commercial tea bags into boiling water.They found that a single bag releases around 11.6 billion microplastic particles, and 3.1 billion even smaller nanoplastic particles, into the cup -- thousands of times higher than the amount of plastic previously found in other food and drink.
Scientists have found microplastics in various foods, but less research has been done into whether they can be shed into water during the brewing of tea and other hot drinks.Many tea producers use polypropylene to seal their bags.Humans eat an average of 5 grams of plastic each week, according to a separate study earlier this year -- the equivalent of a credit card's weight in plastic.
So, CNN, go ahead and finish the statement.. Put some perspective, make a point, say something relevant.. it’s been a while!!
Harmless. CNN as usual delivering non-important news.
I thought teabags were paper?
Good grief. Can I not even enjoy a cup of tea without some pencil neck researcher telling me this crap?
What say you cathmckenna liberal_party
Damn!!
Ooooooookay...
So, next time a Briton offers me a cup of tea, I'll just accuse them of global warming.
Really? PGtips Of tips
I'll believe it when FOX reports it
Researchers also found that the media doesn't research the researchers Huh, what Researchers also researched this.
You can just buy tea that isn't in a tea bag.
Are plastic particles released from teabags equal to or more or less than the plastic particles ingested by multiple drinks from a 16.9 ounce plastic water bottle? My hippie friends say water bottles are much worse. We need a reality comparison, please. ( Juniper2082 )
Drink loose tea not bagged tea.
for fuck's sake
Okay it's recyclable let's focus on the bigger things
We can't eat everything!😂🤣 What's the safe food?
Their children....
Again and again, CNN old stories.
Coffee comes packaged in plastic too bro.
the pesticides are where the flavor is
CNN has the tea on tea
Can't these damn 'RESEARCHERS' find me something that RELEASES 4 BILLION DOLLARS? Get back to me then... Plastic...lol...
Tea has been known to have medicinal effects, where is all this coming from? What kind of tea did you drink that had plastic in it? 🤨🤔
Gavevans88 this means your probably going to turn into lego in the next couple of years
That’s part of the fun
Is nothing sacred kidmanproject
😳?
What’s funny is that one nanoplastic particle contains more journalistic integrity than all of CNN.
Outlaw it
No wonder tea was never my favourite drink
Don’t be taking away me tea!
we don't mind nor care...stop being so alarmist!
Drink loose leaf tea, people.
😲😲😲😲😑
The cup was probably made of plastic and stirred with a plastic spoon 😂.
Yet, people don't give a second thought about tossing plastics into the ocean?
*Sweats in British*
Which means it's not safeRight
.....r u kidding me rn
So Dutchess Violet Crawley was right! Tea bags are the invention.of the devil!
Wow !
This makes me so sad
Try really hard next time you fly your favorite airline, not to think about the cabin air you breathe You won’t find test on that very easily.
Sounds like it could be the next manufactured crisis
Let's ban teabags and save the planet
Why can’t I ever just enjoy life?!?
Seriously?!
Whoaa!!🤮😟
Also research shows that watching 10 minutes of your news program decreases IQ by 25 points.
Researchers doing too much..
TheLadyLibraLA Loose leaf it is.
It’s in the air anyway
I find this troublesome can we fix this like NOW
ventingale
JochenDominicus
soooooo are you tryna tell me something here or what ... cause I'm just an average consumer; Lipton don't know me like that😐 now if you were to say something like The Queen's tea got more plastic floating in it than the ocean that would get their attention ... I'm just sayin'
That's almost as much as infinite indifference.
lovely
Wow! I had no idea plastics were in teabags! I was told to switch to loose leaf and now I know why.😲😲
LOL. The truth is, people who drink teas like most asian live healthier and longer. Not rocket science eh. Let's promote soda more!
Oh what the heck. Time to switch exclusively to loose leaf tea.
Buy loose tea and a small buoy metal filter it can rest in.
I have circulated this news among all friend circle yesterday and hope it helps.
To late for me to give a shit
Damn the plastic straws Remember onlydemsareabovethelaw
CNN has the tea on tea
Anything else other than tea bags
Take the tea baggers! Would you like some Stivia with your plastic straw!
But teabagging feels so good.... Oh wait...
What if their balls were only on my face for a few seconds?
teabaggers are toxic
And they are delicious.
So scary...
... Teabags ...
Holy shitt!!!!.... i was drinking tea
NO WONDER SO MANY PEOPLE ARE DYING OF CANCER!!
This should b further investigated. Like others on this thread I surprised plastic in the bag. May explain y I get arthritis in joints if drink tea often, but don't with coffee. Cud it also b hidden danger 2 dementia increase, as older generations swapped loose 4 bags!?!
Fun fact: The tea bag is made of paper.. isn't it So what's the inspiration of this article?
Now we need to ban teabags!
'plastic teabags'
Coffee filters?
Well ii know a lot of really really old people who went their whole lives drinking tea and who were okay up until their deaths
Why now ,so what's the alternative ? Has it caused major problems,the same with medication,afterwards they find it causes problems. Pathetic
Tell China and India to quit burning their garbage. CNN reported that, of the 'Too 100 Most Polluted Cities in the World', 90 were in China or India. NONE WERE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ! CNN reports of this nature stoke irrational fear and subliminally point blame at USA.
It's always something. Don't bother earing healthy, either. There's always the Listeria.
now do K-cups
This is why In ME most people don’t use bags, just boil tea leafs in water
We use bags with no plastic at all. Just paper but you have to search them out.
So first they opened out the teabag and removed the tea, then they *boiled the teabag*. That ain't how I make a cup of tea! Sure, we shouldn't be using plastic in tea bags, I can see that that's a bad idea, but how about some research that actually approximates the real world?
But isn't the tea bag made of paper ?
slaymyvibe
Damn, so we can’t do anymore teabagging?
Yh yh yh next! We are tired of finding out everything we eat is shitty