In a refreshing first, a tea company has announced the release of what's described as the world's only microplastic-free cotton tea bags. Esah Tea, a direct-to-consumer brand in Assam, India, has ...

From takeout containers and tea bags to bottled water, gum, and even cheese, these were the most-read microplastic stories of ...

It's a new day, which means it's time to warn you about yet another product filled with microplastics that could have disastrous consequences on your overall health. In December, researchers from the ...

Once invisible to most, microplastics have become one of the biggest health and environmental concerns of 2025 — showing up ...

They're in our oceans, soil, air, snow -- and even in your cup of tea. Plastic tea bags are shedding billions of shards of microplastics into their water, according to a new study. Researchers at ...

Tea bags could be releasing billions of microplastic particles when brewed, recent research found. The study also found that human cells absorbed the plastic particles, suggesting that microplastics ...

The widespread production and use of plastics began around the 1950s, but the production of plastics has also increased steadily. It's estimated that about 2 million metric tons of plastic were ...

The morning ritual of brewing a soothing cup of tea has taken a sinister turn. What once represented comfort and wellness now harbors an invisible menace that could be silently compromising your ...

Plastic tea bags are shedding billions of shards of microplastics into the water for cups of tea, according to a new study. Researchers at McGill University in Canada analyzed the effects of placing ...