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90% of “eco-friendly” paper straws contain traces of toxic forever chemicals
(scienceswitch.com)
this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2023
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We switched to stainless steel straws at home years ago and they're great, no complaints. I've always hated paper straws, they get soggy and gross. Guess this is another reason to stop using them.
But I understand that using stainless in the food service industry wouldn't work. I would be checking inside the straws all the time cause you have to wash those things properly. Maybe they should just use pasta.
As a person with celiac - no thank you.
My dad has celiac. There is a such a thing as gluten free pasta you know.
Would it matter in that case because, you're not actually eating the straw. I mean presumably you can hold raw pasta it's only if you ingest it that's a problem.