Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN)– Is drinking water from plastic containers harmful to health?
The official account of the Gulf Health Council confirmed in a tweet on “Twitter” that this belief is a misconception.
In fact, plastic containers go through processing methods that require requirements to become safe, usable, and drinkable.
However, are there cases where drinking water from plastic containers is harmful to health? The answer is yes.
Storing plastic containers for a long time, with exposure to sunlight and heat, may lead to contamination, and form environments for bacteria, making them unsafe and unsuitable for drinking.
Therefore, plastic is considered harmful when exposed to heat and sunlight, which may cause a change in taste, and the deposition of some microbes in the water bottle.