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WELLNESS
Bubble Tea Tapioca Pearls May Contain Cancer-Causing Chemicals, German Study Claims
ByMeredith Bennett-Smith
09/05/2012 11:18am EDT | Updated September 21, 2012
Bad news for fans of the colorful novelty drink called tapioca tea, or boba tea: The sugary specialty beverage, generally milk-based and filled with chewy balls of tapioca, may also include cancer-causing chemicals known aspolychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs, the Daily News reports.
German researchers from the University Hospital Aachen have reportedly found traces of the carcinogenic chemical in tapioca ball samples. The tapioca was taken from an unnamed chain in northwest Germany and originated in Taiwan, according to the Daily News.
"[What we found] includes in particular styrene, acetophenone, and brominated substances that shouldn't be in food at all," scientist Manfred Mller, of the Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine at the University Hospital Aachen, told German newspaper The Local, notes the AFP.
According to the EPA, PCBs belong to a broad family of man-made organic chemicals manufactured between 1929 and 1979. The chemicals still exist in the environment despite their U.S. manufacturing ban. Ranging in toxicity, PCBs have been shown to cause cancer, as well as a variety of other adverse health effects on the immune system, reproductive system, nervous system and endocrine system, the government site continues.
Bubble tea has gained widespread popularity in recent years across Europe, and Germany in particular, after already converting young people across North America. German McDonald's have even begun selling the dessert beverage as part of its recently revamped McCafe menu, the Independent reports.
The cancer concerns were compounded by another public health warning, released earlier in August by the country's German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment. German authorities warned that the beverage's hallmark gummy balls, may pose a choking risk.
"Especially with children aged up to four years, there is a risk of foreign objects accidentally entering the lungs," said Dr. Andreas Hensel in a press release on the Institute's website. "And that is precisely what can happen when the bubbles are sucked up through a straw."
UPDATE: According to Taiwan's Central News Agency, a leading manufacturer of bubble tea drink ingredients has since disputed the researchers' claims. Wang Chun-feng, chairman of the Possmei Corp., held a press conference Tuesday from his offices in New Taipei, to defend the safety of his products. Meanwhile, an official from Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration also refuted the German safety warnings, calling into question the authenticity of the test results.
Post time 9-8-2019 09:07 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
Pearl ni dah ade zaman aku sek menengah lg dlm thn 1999,, pearl milk tea paling famous,, rege dulu dlm rm3. 50 secawan Je.. Skrg Je mahal sikit,, btwy kalau xnk manis ble tukar pearl ke jelly.. Bg aku tea live sedap tp tgk org yg buat gak.. Ermm Dap2 tp jgn minum selalu. Sebulan sekali dah ok.. Btwy family mart bubbles milk xyah beli.. X sedap langsung
Post time 10-8-2019 07:59 AMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
Junk foods yg merosakkan badan juga dijual
Geli i tgk berminyak2
Dgn risiko kolestrol tinggi lagi
Pastu manis ke apa
Cari pasal nak makan mknn sampah cmtu
Euuwww
Post time 10-8-2019 06:25 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
pia250110 replied at 9-8-2019 09:07 PM
Pearl ni dah ade zaman aku sek menengah lg dlm thn 1999,, pearl milk tea paling famous,, rege dulu d ...
Iols terjebak beli boba FM & tgk how they prepare, amik cawan taruk ais then susu Farm Fresh, pastu preheat boba+gula merah ni mmg supplied by central kitchen, mix well dah siap, taste wise besher2 jer
As for me yg suka pearl milk tea, it's not bout "jakun" tpi psl suka dgn rsa black tea bila dh d cmpur dgn fresh full cream milk & brown sugar. Lbih molek dri rsa teh biasa.
iols tak minat langsung milk tea... tea drink suppose to be healthy drink but skarang org tambah caramel la apala... syukur iols tak terjebak sebab iols tak minat tehhhh
maayi replied at 6-8-2019 04:55 PM
tq. sama ke dengan jual yang tepi jalan ni. banyak dah orang skrang jual kan? tapi iols belum try ...
Iols dh try buat homemade pearls, xmnjadi bulatnya tpi chewy sensation tu exactly the same. Haha, xde black food coloring & brown sugar, pkai red color & white sugar as substitute.
Post time 9-8-2019 09:59 AM
. Lbih molek dri rsa teh biasa.
