"Plastic straws are a symbol of unnecessary waste that ends up in oceans, harming wildlife, and they essentially never decompose. Thankfully, many people have switched to reusable options, like stainless steel, silicone, cardboard, and one that leads us into a recent viral topic... No, seriously, it's a pretty frightening encounter. The experience comes from TikToker _colorful__chaos_ who shared her story on the platform, racking up nearly 40 million views."
"When _colorful__chaos_ was back home from the hospital, and thankfully healed, she explained more on TikTok. "I was drinking my water with a glass straw, and I swallowed something. And I was like, 'What was that?' I looked at the straw, and there's a shard about that big missing," she said, holding up her fingers to show the size: A review by the BfR Federal Institute for Risk Assessment says that while glass straws "are suitable" as food-contact items,"
Plastic straws contribute to persistent ocean pollution and harm wildlife because they essentially never decompose. Many people have adopted reusable straws such as stainless steel, silicone, cardboard, and glass. A TikToker reported swallowing a missing shard from a glass straw after a hospital stay; her video garnered nearly 40 million views. The BfR Federal Institute for Risk Assessment notes that glass straws can be suitable for food contact but may break, and broken fragments can end up in drinks and cause injury if swallowed. Stainless steel and silicone are recommended safer alternatives. Contact was made to the TikToker for an update.
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