Experts spoke out about the two poisons in Chinese thermos

Currently, the market of thermos flasks in Vietnam is very diverse, with prices ranging from 70,000 to 300,000 VND, depending on the capacity, origin .

This is a very popular product, used by many people to store tea, soup, fruit juice, cold ice . with the ability to hold ice for about 12 hours, keep hot for 6-12 hours. The bottle is advertised to be made entirely of stainless steel (alloy of heavy metals such as chromium, iron, nickel .)

However, recently there has been information about a type of thermo-holder originating from China containing asbestos and some heavy metals .

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The thermos flasks are said to have corroded from the acid in the juice after use.

Accordingly, during the experiment, the experts put pure water and juice in two samples of the same type of thermos. After a while, the heavy metal content in the juice increased suddenly and exceeded the allowed limit. The information proves the testing results of the Institute of Quality Control and Research in Jiangsu Province, China. .

In particular, asbestos has the ability to cause lung, larynx and ovarian cancer, mesothelioma. Heavy metals react with organic acids in fruit juices to form metallic salts, soluble in water, toxic to the body. According to statistics, every year 107,000 people worldwide die from mesothelioma related to asbestos.

In fact, this information was published by the media 3 years ago, recently posted again, causing consumers to be quite confused.

Dr. Nguyen Hong Vu, City of Hope National Cancer Research Institute (California, USA) reassured, domestic consumers should not be too worried.

Dr. Vu said that China is currently a manufacturer of thermos bottles for many brands in the world, his family is also using 'made in china ' thermostats, but careful inspection does not. See information from countries.

According to Dr. Vu, the experiment claimed that heavy metals were released when using the thermos containing fruit juice because the acidic juice sounded convincing but not accurate .

'According to a 2013 study, people surveyed the release of heavy metals from parts of a water bottle for mice to drink (including a stainless steel faucet). The results of the study showed that, in the condition of acid water (pH = 2), for 1 week, the amount of metal released from the tap of the metal into the water is also very low (within safe level) and not enough to cause toxic . Therefore, you should not worry about being contaminated with heavy metals when using these bottles' , Dr. Vu said.

Therefore families who are using good thermos should not be too confused. However, when using a thermos bottle, you should choose brands with a clear brand to ensure quality and should not contain acidic water such as tea, orange juice, lemon . too long in the jar, dark Most should only be for 1-2 days .