TL;DR Version: Nearly all paper straw brands have PFAS, including PFOA, which has been banned around the world since 2000. And given how most of them degrade ... and you consume their bits ... you've been warned! If you're in doubt, the Eco-Tip ...
Consider reusable, stainless steel straws ... no major brand contains any PFAS.
Consider reusable, stainless steel straws ... no major brand contains any PFAS.
Yes... apparently real science 'hates' the environment too ... dare you go against 'blind faith' followers of the Church of Popular Science and Environmentalism ... like 'pro-solar' amendments and 'zero impact' big luxury vehicles. 
thehill.com
Especially with this nugget, which I've long warned about!
You know what I'm talking about if you've used them! They degrade! And you, the consumer, end up consuming far more plastic! I warned and warned and warned about this, and the Blind Faith Belivers told me they were only consuming harmless paper. NOT!
Plant-based straws touted as eco-friendly may contain toxic ‘forever chemicals’
Paper drinking straws touted as eco-friendly alternatives to plastic may contain cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” a new study has found. Scientists detected perfluorinated and polyfluorinated sub…
thehill.com
QUOTE: _'Paper straws were most likely to contain PFAS ... 90 percent ... bamboo brands ... 80 percent ... plastic straw brands ... 75 percent ... 40 percent, of glass brands ... None of ... stainless-steel straws sampled contained PFAS ... The most identified compound, PFOA, has been banned around the world since 2020.'_
Especially with this nugget, which I've long warned about!
QUOTE: _'The authors noted, however, that they did not test whether the PFAS was actually leaching from the straws into liquids.'_
You know what I'm talking about if you've used them! They degrade! And you, the consumer, end up consuming far more plastic! I warned and warned and warned about this, and the Blind Faith Belivers told me they were only consuming harmless paper. NOT!
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