Florida bill sets guidelines for local governments' rules involving materials for drinking straws, stirrers

The measure (SB 958​), sponsored by Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R- Fleming Island, says it is intended to "combat the harmful ...
BeverageDaily

‘Sustainable’ drinking straws put to the test

Researchers at Northeastern University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution evaluated 13 types of non-plastic straws, ...

A Horrifying TikTok Reveals The Dangers Of Drinking From Glass Straws — If You Use Them, Read This

A TikTok went viral after a woman said she ingested glass from her reusable glass straw — not seeing anything was amiss until ...
News4JAX

Florida lawmakers target paper straws, citing health, regulation concerns

If you’ve ever taken a sip only to end up chewing on a soggy paper straw, you’re not alone — and Florida lawmakers are taking ...
Yahoo

The New Rules of (Not) Drinking With a Straw

Last week, my wife, Sally, and I dropped the kids at a friend's house and headed to Shelter Island for a night at the Pridwin Hotel and Cottages. (I recommend it.) We had cocktails before dinner at ...
Florida Politics

Jenn Bradley bill would change straw regulations

Sen. Jenn Bradley is looking for changes to straw laws in 2026. The Fleming Island Republican has filed new legislation ( SB ...
New Atlas

Oldest surviving straws hint at ancient culture of communal beer drinking

A set of lengthy silver and gold tubes dug up from a famous grave in the the Caucuses have been found to represent the oldest surviving drinking straws, with the scientists behind the discovery ...
CNN

King Tut’s tomb had a scepter. This ancient burial had something entirely different

This may be the world’s oldest surviving evidence of supersize thirst quenchers. Mysterious scepters found in an ancient burial mound could actually be giant drinking straws – and they were used to ...