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Scientists from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have warned that a single tea bag can release billions of ... the researchers transferred 300 teabags into a 1-litre beaker containing 600ml ...

The team also experimented by putting the tea through "microwave-assisted extraction" (MAE), placing both room temperature and hot water in a beaker with a tea bag, then placed in the microwave ...

Scientists from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have warned that a single tea bag can release billions of dangerous microplastics into your body.

To come to this conclusion, the team tested tea bags made from nylon-6, polypropylene, and cellulose, all typical packaging for teas. They found that when brewing tea, "polypropylene releases ...

Tea bags infuse millions of microplastic particles into tea that then make their way into our intestines and deep into our cells, a new study has found. Photo: Shutterstock.

A new study found that tea bags made from these packagings release billions of microplastics. Here's how to protect yourself, according to a toxicologist.

In a 2021 study, researchers from Europe found plastic in five of six brands of tea bags they purchased in Ireland, four of which appeared to be made out of paper. “There are lots of little ...