Plastic in teabags?! STILL?!?
Unfortunately yes, billions of micro and nanoparticles PER CUP!
Q: Why focus on swapping tea bags when many foods have plastic particles?
A: “…particles released from the teabag are several orders of magnitude higher than plastic loads previously reported in other foods”(1)
Plus:
- Tea drinkers are exposed multiple times throughout the day.
- The SIMPLE Self Care Swap offers mega benefits for your entire body.
Food-grade Plastic used in teabags can cause damage to the endocrine system- linked to weight gain, cancer, digestive system issues… (2)(3)(4)(8)
In September 2019, researchers at McGill University found that a single one of these tea bags releases more than 11 billion microplastic and 3 billion nanoplastic particles when…