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The Microplastic Invasion: What's Really in Your Tea?

February 18, 2026 3 min read AI Generated AI

Every morning, millions of people around the world perform the same ritual: steeping a tea bag in hot water, watching the amber liquid transform, and savoring that first comforting sip. But recent scientific discoveries have revealed something unsettling about this ancient practice—we're not just drinking tea anymore.

A groundbreaking study from McGill University found that a single plastic tea bag can release an astounding 11.6 billion microplastic particles and 3.1 billion

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