The tea bags do not have any string or staple, they are to be fished out with a wooden spoon. They come in an opaque, sealed brown bag which is unfortunately lined with foil and that foil appears to be lined with plastic. My concern here is BPA touching my organic tea. (Soft plastics typically are high in BPA, which gives them their malleability, and that's also what they line some tin cans with to protect from heavy metal aluminum but at which price!?? BPA is high in xenoestrogens and needs to be avoided by people with estrogen dominance and liver disease such as myself). Why when this tea is organic and the bags are oyxgen bleached? I do not understand this, brown paper on both sides would have sufficed. For this packaging aberration, I remove one star and, because of this, will probably purchase the other organic brand next time, which was out of stock when I placed my order. The tea itself is excellent and would deserve 5 stars; it's very sweet, and can be steeped longer than 5 minutes without bitterness. I like to mix my teas and this lends itself well to blending with anything from white tea to oregano oil. Please note that the bags are pillowy as they are generously filled. Such a pity about that lining. The tea is a strong diuretic but I purchased it for the herb's high content in mineral silica and its benefits. I am at the moment dealing with cavities issues and hoping this, along with the rest of the supplements I got, will help regrow enamel but I do not know if that's possible, even though some people claim results elsewhere, time will tell. In the interim, I believe this is pretty healthy and delicious tea.
