The shocking health risks of bubble tea

Sorry to burst your bubble, but you might want to give this trendy drink a second thought.

Bubble tea, also known as boba or pearl milk tea, originated in Taiwan in the 1980s and is typically made with tea, milk or creamer, sweetener and, of course, their signature tapioca pearls.

The Instagram-worthy beverage has gained popularity worldwide — but safety tests from Consumer Reports revealed that there might be cause for concern. 3

Those chewy tapioca morsels — the main feature of the beloved drink — are made from cassava, a root vegetable.

Lead is naturally found in the crust of the Earth, and there’s significant lead contamination in much of the world’s soil — and many fruits and vegetables absorb heavy metals since they’re grown in soil.

Consumer Reports recently discovered