Tea bags contain carcinogenic substances, myth or fact?

Did you know that tea is the most consumed beverage after water? Moreover, tea is also delicious to drink both cold and warm, it's no wonder that many people like it. Some people even have the habit of drinking tea every day, from children to the elderly. Plus, tea does have many benefits for the body.

However, currently there are issues regarding the safety of tea bags. Tea bags are considered to contain harmful substances that can trigger cancer. Hmm, myth or fact? Check out the full review.

What about the teabags on the market?

All tea products that have received certification from the BPOM have actually gone through various feasibility tests and thorough checks to ensure the safety of these products, including the tea bags. So, you don't need to worry about consuming tea bags from trusted brands in Indonesia that have been certified by BPOM.

There are many requirements that become standard for all food products, especially tea bags, as reported on the BPOM website. One of the conditions is that the tea bag used should not contain chlorine compounds for bleaching because it will be harmful to the body.

This requirement must be included at the time of application for a product safety assessment to obtain a distribution permit from BPOM. As a protection for the community, the POM continues to supervise products that may not meet the requirements.

Is it true that prolonged immersion in hot water is dangerous?

Some issues that circulate and concern consumers are that tea bags are dangerous when soaked in hot water for too long. The BPOM explained that the tea bags registered with the POM have gone through an evaluation of food safety assessments which require compliance with good migration limit values.

The migration limit is the maximum amount of substances that can move from food packaging (in this case tea bags), into food items (for example, brewed tea). Thus, the issue of dangerous teabags if soaked for too long is not true if the tea product has been certified by the BPOM.

All safe tea bag products must have passed the BPOM requirements test and of course have a BPOM distribution permit number. In addition, it must also meet global standards for quality and safety of product content and packaging.

The packaging material used in tea products should use the material food grade so that it is safe in direct contact with food. Therefore, choose tea that is already certified. That way, you can get the optimal health of tea.