Drinking tea is a taste of life in France, almost two-thirds of people often drink tea Recently, the French consumer rights publication "60 million consumers," released a study shows that tea bags contain a variety of harmful to humans Healthy substance
The survey showed that 16 black tea bags and 10 green tea bags on the market contain pesticide residues, one of which even contains 17 different types of pesticides.In addition, the researchers also found arsenic and mercury in tea bags And other harmful substances.These toxic substances exist for the following reasons: In order to avoid damaging tea, tea is not washed after picking, some toxins, water can not be washed off; in order to facilitate the preservation, the tea bag contains Minor fungicides and mosquito repellents, which may contain toxic metal residues such as arsenic, mercury, cadmium, etc. Some tea leaves are found to contain 'pyridine alkaloids', a toxin that plants naturally produce, the magazine warned that these Many toxins are 'recognized carcinogens', however, there is a lack of regulation in many European countries and there is no clear limit to the amount contained in the product.
Benjamin Durieh, the editor-in-chief of the publication, said most of the traces of pesticides in tea are within the permitted range, so there is no need to stop drinking tea. Experts also suggested that consumers try to regularly change the brand of tea bags when drinking tea , To avoid the accumulation of the same toxin.
