In an interview with business insider food poisoning attorney bill marler said you d have to drink from a copper cup every meal of every day for 25 years to be affected.
Moscow mule copper mugs poisoning.
Something so acidic can make copper leach into food.
News articles exaggerate the health risks associated with normal consumption of cocktails such as the popular moscow mule.
Copper mugs are safe to drink from and most moscow mule mugs are lined with another material which fully eliminates concern of copper exposure and copper toxicity.
Since the ph of a standard moscow mule falls well below 6 the bulletin explains the copper can leach into the beverage potentially resulting in food poisoning.
Can drinking cocktails from a copper mug cause poisoning.
Now you do not have to stop ordering your favorite alcoholic drink.
Copper naturally occurs in the environment and some.
A moscow mule as well as wine fruit juice and vinegar have a ph of less than 6 0.
Heads up moscow mule lovers.
An icy cold moscow mule is not acidic enough to break down the copper in a mug in high enough concentrations to make it poisonous.
The ph of the drink is well below 6 0 the iowa bulletin said implying that copper mugs with a.
A traditional moscow mule is made with vodka ginger beer and lime juice and garnished with lime.
Even with an unlined mug copper poisoning is only possible if there is a great amount of copper exposure to the body.
Mugs lined with nickel or stainless steel are considered safe.
Copper mugs lined on the interior with another metal such as nickel or stainless steel are allowed to be used and are widely.
That includes vinegar fruit juice wine and yes a traditional moscow mule whose ph is well below 6.
But there s still hope for your favorite drink.