Urgent warning that drinking TEA could be releasing microplastics into the body

A SOOTHING cup of tea might not be doing wonders for your health, scientists warn.

Sipping on your staple brew could release billions of microplastics into your body, research from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona suggests.

GettyTeabags leach billions of microplastics into our brew, researchers warn[/caption] Science DirectSome types might release more of the particles into our body than others[/caption]

The culprit? Teabags.

According to the researchers...