Some commercial tea bags are steeped in microplastics, but there are nontoxic alternatives available. (Getty Creative) ...

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 ...

Now, new research has detected microplastics in yet another common spot: tea bags. The study, which was published in the journal Chemosphere in December, is raising a lot of questions about the ...

Big tea bag brands tend to have loyal followings, but our taste test reveals it's worth trying supermarket own-brand options as you might be pleasantly surprised by what you discover. We asked 79 tea ...

you’ll have to decide if you’d prefer to use pre-made tea bags or loose-leaf tea. Both of these options contain the same ingredients (tea leaves and, in some cases, extras like dried fruit and ...

Want sugar or milk in your tea? How about plastic? Researchers have found that tea bags are releasing millions of nanoplastics and microplastics into tea. Monika Skolimowska/dpa A Man Was Taking A ...

So, when news recently came out that tea bags “release micro- and nanoplastic particles” by the millions, it didn’t faze my parents; as the tea snobs they are, they ditched single-use tea ...

People who drink loose leaf tea might be on to something: scientists in Spain have found evidence of plastic pollution getting into human cells after being leached from tea bags. Published in the ...

How you make oolong tea will depend on whether you use loose-leaf tea or prepared tea bags. For loose-leaf tea: Heat water in a tea kettle or bring it to a boil in a pot. Measure out the tea, using up ...

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.