Not all tea bags shed them. We asked experts if it’s risky to use the ones that do. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi Q: I’ve heard there are ...

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 ...

New research conducted by Spanish scientists reveals that popular tea bags can be a source of microplastics in large quantities. Tea bags offer a quick and convenient option, available everywhere ...

She speaks English and a little French. Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer ...

A study published in November investigated the release of micro and nanoplastics from three empty tea bags purchased from Amazon, online shopping site AliExpress, and from a supermarket.

tea bags were made from paper, but synthetic fibres like nylon, PET, and polypropylene are now commonly used, especially in silk or pyramid-shaped tea bags Pexels.com As the Mad Hatter from Lewis ...