Most of the paper cups are lined with a plastic coating or polythene. This makes the cup waterproof and it can cause chemical leaching when hot tea is poured.

In winter, people consume a lot of tea and coffee. Now people have started using disposable cups for tea and coffee. People believe that disposable paper cups are good for health. But doctors have an ...

Hyderabad: As you sip tea or coffee from a disposable paper cup, you also ingest some wax. All paper cups have a thin coating of wax on their inner surface to prevent them from disintegrating upon ...

Consumption of tea, coffee and soup increases in winter. However, we all prefer to drink anything outside the house in disposable paper cups because it seems to be a safe option. But let us tell you, ...

Kolkata: Is the paper cup you sip your chai from safe? No, says a study conducted by a group of researchers at IIT-Kharagpur. The study — carried out recently by civil engineering teacher Sudha Goel ...