Now, a new Chemosphere study has revealed that some popular tea bags release billions of microplastics during the brewing process, which have been shown to negatively affect the environment and human ...

García-Rodríguez recommended using loose-leaf tea with a stainless steel infuser or a reusable filter, also made of stainless steel. Unfortunately, tea bags made of biodegradable plastic are unlikely ...

Some commercially available tea bags contain high levels of microplastics that appear to infuse right into your drink. Brew a ...

According to ScienceAlert, scientists at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in Spain found that individual tea bags ...

A recent study found the brain has significantly higher levels of microplastics than other organs. Here is what you should ...

While the exact infuser model she uses is no longer available ... stainless steel tea balls are another popular alternative to tea bags (a few made our list of the best infusers), but in my ...

found that polymer-based commercial tea bags can “release millions of nanoplastics and microplastics when infused”. The team said their study showed vast numbers of particles end up absorbed ...

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Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Tea bags could be releasing billions of ...