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Does Drinking Hot Water In A Degraded Plastic Cup Dangerous?

I drank hot water in a plastic cup (which said bpa free that I got from a burger joint) and noticed at end of water the plastic was starting to degrade/deform/melt - not too much just a little.. i threw the cup away.. can you advise if thise one time happenning is really bad ?
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I understand your concern.
Drinking hot liquids in plastic cups is unhealthy practice as it is known to degrade and give out harmful chemicals such as polyphenol compounds, which could be carcinogenic in nature.
If this is your first episode done accidentally, then there should not much problem to worry about.
Drink good quantity of water so that the body system can detoxify them and eliminate from the body.
Kindly do not repeat it as you are now aware how harmful it would be.
Hope the information provided would be helpful.
All the best.
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Does Drinking Hot Water In A Degraded Plastic Cup Dangerous?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern. Drinking hot liquids in plastic cups is unhealthy practice as it is known to degrade and give out harmful chemicals such as polyphenol compounds, which could be carcinogenic in nature. If this is your first episode done accidentally, then there should not much problem to worry about. Drink good quantity of water so that the body system can detoxify them and eliminate from the body. Kindly do not repeat it as you are now aware how harmful it would be. Hope the information provided would be helpful. All the best.