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submitted 1 year ago by Amarok@kbin.social to c/world@lemmy.world

Researchers found low concentrations of so-called forever chemicals in various "eco-friendly" straws, raising doubts about whether they're an appropriate alternative.

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[-] Fades@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I don’t fuck with ANY straw that ain’t metal

[-] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Okay, but what kind of straws do you drink with?

[-] Stumblinbear@pawb.social -1 points 1 year ago
[-] Ranman@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
[-] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

(It’s a joke about being literal with peoples words)

[-] oatscoop@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago

I'd suggest not fucking with anything that lacks a flared base.

[-] lemann@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

I use glass ones personally - tried plastic ones but kept biting them 🤦‍♂️.

Have you had any issues with rust on your straws? I've noticed some stainless steel stuff goes rusty if it's been left on some other wet steel item for a while, although I have no idea why that happens

[-] 30mag@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

They may not be safe

The researchers sampled 39 brands of straws made of paper, bamboo, glass, stainless steel and plastic. Of those, 27 were found to contain PFAS, though the concentrations were low.

[-] PinkPanther@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago

Read the entire thing:

Of the straws tested in the study, those made of paper were the most likely to contain PFAS: The chemicals were detected in 18 out of 20 brands. Four out of five bamboo straws sampled contained PFAS, compared to three out of four plastic straws and two out of five glass straws. All five stainless steel straws analyzed were PFAS-free.

[-] 30mag@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Thank you. Sorry I missed that.

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