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Commercial tea bags release millions of microplastics, entering human intestinal cells (medicalxpress.com)

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UAB research has characterized in detail how polymer-based commercial tea bags release millions of nanoplastics and microplastics when infused. The study shows for the first time the capacity of these particles to be absorbed by human intestinal cells, and are thus able to reach the bloodstream and spread throughout the body.

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[–] lemmy_outta_here 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

National institute of health: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10389239/ If a company makes a claim that their bags are 100% plastic free, that is great. Just don't assume that paper bag = no plastic.

By the way: the clipper website says they use PLA, which is a plastic - just not a petroleum plastic. Its health effects are being investigated.