Paper and bamboo straws can contain 'forever chemicals' more often than plastic and steel straws, a new study from Europe published this week has found.
Researchers stressed that PFAS concentration was low and pose a limited risk to health, given that people use such straws only occasionally. But they can remain in the body for years, and concentrations can build up, they said in a release.
"Straws made from plant-based materials, such as paper and bamboo, are often advertised as being more sustainable and eco-friendly than those made from plastic," researcher Dr Thimo Groffen, an environmental scientist at the University of Antwerp, said inIt wasn’t clear whether the chemicals were added by manufacturers or occurred due to contamination from soil and water during manufacturing. The study did not look into whether the straws could contaminate liquids.
The study comes as European countries, and some parts of the U.S., have pushed to transition away from plastic straws to alternatives in efforts to be more environmentally friendly. States including California and New York have
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