Paper straws contain toxic ‘forever chemicals’ potentially harmful to health: st

[Ptarmigan]

Paper straws contain toxic ‘forever chemicals’ potentially harmful to health: study
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/paper-straws-contain-toxic-forever-chemicals-potentially-harmful-health-study

Paper straws, which are being pushed across the U.S. as an eco-friendly alternative to plastic versions, may contain "forever chemicals" that are harmful to both humans and the environment and were observed more often than in a sample of plastic straws, a new European study has found.

Belgian researchers tested 39 straw brands from restaurants and retailers for synthetic chemicals known as poly and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The study found that the majority of straws contained those chemicals, but they were most common in those made from paper and bamboo.

The chemicals are referred to as "forever chemicals" as they can remain for thousands of years in the environment. The chemicals have been associated with health issues including thyroid disease, increased cholesterol, liver damage and kidney and testicular cancer and can harm the environment as well.

Of the brands tested, 90% of the paper straws contained PFAS, compared to 80% of bamboo straws, 75% of plastic straws and 40% of glass straws. None of the steel straws contained the chemicals.

Paper straws are not that good for the environment.

[DefiantSix]

Leave it to leftist scum to not research the long term consequences of their proposal BEFORE demanding that we all do what they tell us, no questions asked.

[Eupher]

Ah, yes. The Journal of Food Additives and Contaminants.

I believe this magazine was edited by Clark Griswold. After all, he worked in a plant that manufactured some of these.

You remember Clark, dontcha? With his wife Ellen, the kids that changed from movie to movie, and my personal favorite, Cousin Eddie, who routed his RV's discharge hose into the storm drain calling out to the neighbors, "Shitter's full!" while smoking a stogie?

    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeskbiJjCXI

[Old n Grumpy]

If my memory serves me correctly I believe we used paper straws way before plastic ones were invented