Can long-term use of inferior straws cause cancer?

The material of straws is mainly polypropylene, commonly known as PP, and straws produced by regular manufacturers need many processes. The qualified straw produced by polypropylene can withstand the high temperature of about 80℃ and will not give off plastic smell when heated. There are also illegal vendors who use recycled plastic products to make mixed plastics, and the quality of the products is difficult to guarantee.

The straws produced by regular manufacturers have no toxic side effects on human body, but the straws used to recycle waste plastics will dissolve toxic and harmful substances in plastics at high temperature, and heavy metal impurities and plasticizers are not excluded. Long-term use of inferior straws will affect people's liver, leading to blood diseases or nervous system diseases, and even cancer.

Health supervision departments in many parts of the country have issued consumption warnings through the media.

For example, Changsha Municipal Health Supervision Institute issued an early warning in May 20 13 to remind consumers to identify the quality of disposable plastic straws before using them, and be careful that unqualified straws will affect their health. The person in charge of the institute also reminded that disposable plastic straws must be identified before use.

"Look": Check whether there is QS mark on the outer packaging of the straw, whether the labels such as factory name and address are complete, and whether there are black spots, impurities or bubbles on the surface of the straw.

Two "smells": smell the pungent smell before the straw touches the drink.

Three "pinch": if you pinch the straw, it will be very flat and inelastic, indicating that the straw is of poor quality.