Paper for Drinking Straws

Besides losing its shape and functionality after mere minutes of usage, there is that unmistakable strange after taste while sipping through the paper straw. You are right, that taste is a toxic cocktail of glues and industrial chemicals rolled into your drink.  And is that safe? You bet it’s not. See report:

https://www.foodpackagingforum.org/news/contamination-found-in-paper-straws