Polypropylene In Teabags ..

Eleena | 18:59 Sun 23rd Jul 2017 | Drinks

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I'm watching " Inside the factory" on BBC2. Apparently in the production of most teabags there's polypropylene. Did you know there's plastic in with your teabag? I didn't.

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Eleena

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I mostly drink a coffee with the odd cup of tea now and again. Loose tea for me after hearing about that.

Eleena

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http://www.pfree.co.uk/tag/plastic-and-tea-bags/

Old_Geezer

So long as it doesn't taint the tea, is there an issue ?

douglas9401

Never mind teabags, what about pies? :)

EcclesCake

It is evident when you dig over your compost heap.

gingejbee

I don't drink tea (bagged or unbagged)...but it's common sense (surely) that if the bags were only "paper" (using the term generally), they'd fall apart within seconds in boiliung water.

Eleena

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OG, I don't know if this is harmful, but I really don't like the idea of it.

Eleena

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Ginge, not really no, I would never have guessed it. I thought the strength of the bag was in the weave of the paper.

EDDIE51

It holds the tea bag together and is harmless. Polypropylene is just about the most common plastic used for food packaging. It is the lining for 'paper coffee cups' for example. Without it they would not be waterproof. Cheese and cold meat is packaged in it.

mikey4444

Not sure what the problem is Eleena ?

EDDIE51

The Polypropylene used in tea bags and thousands of other food uses is called 'food safe Polypropylene, type 5

Type 5: Polypropylene - Safe

Polypropylene containers do not leach harmful chemicals into foods or liquids. They commonly contain yogurt, medicine, drinks, ketchup and medicines. Type 5 plastic is flexible, hard and semi-transparent and has high resistance to solvents. Polypropylene containers may have the symbol "PP" on them.

DTCwordfan

I had a special prize at Uni when I was studying for a PhD.
It was for the best palindrome in 1978, I was known as Dr. Awkward.

EDDIE51

We would be lost without food grade polypropylene. It is what most plastic food containers are made from. Milk bottles are the most widely used Polypropylene containers, it is also widely used for yogurt and ketchup etc.
It is also what Tupperware type food storage containers are made of!

Eleena

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Thanks Eddie, I googled some more, seems it's o.k. Would have to be I suppose. Interesting looking up grades of plastic though ... http://www.healthychild.org/know-your-plastics/