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I assume you mean the Teapigs style things? Do they leech microplastics into tea?
by rkangel 5y ago
I assume you mean the Teapigs style things? Do they leech microplastics into tea?
- HellsMaddy 5y agohttps://www.cbc.ca/news/science/tea-bags-plastic-study-mcgill-1.5295662 https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/tea-bags-plastic-study-mcgil... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21070351 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21070351 From that thread: > Some of these fancy bags (e.g. from tea pigs) are made from polylactic acid. This is derived from corn starch and used in temporary medical implants (it degrades to lactic acid) so hopefully it's safe. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21072973 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21072973