Is It Safe to Drink from a Styrofoam Cup

Polystyrene foam cups contain styrene – a chemical compound that is increasingly suspect. … Based on what we now know, you’re probably safe using styrene foam cups for cold drinks, but I wouldn’t use them for hot coffee or tea, and I would avoid using plastic containers for hot foods.

Is it harmful to drink out of Styrofoam cups?

What happens when you ingest hot liquids and possibly hot food from polystyrene foam cups and plates is that the styrene may leach out of the foam food service ware and into our bodies. Styrene is such a problematic chemical, it’s included on the Hazardous 100+ list that we’re encouraging retailers to move away from.

Is it okay to drink hot tea from a Styrofoam cup?

Styrofoam cups are made from polystyrene which is a polymer of styrene. Styrene is a carcinogen (cancer causing) and is meant for packing purposes only. When you pour hot tea, coffee or maybe your chicken soup into styrofoam container styrene leaches into your food making it inedible.