Is it safe to drink bottled iced tea every day?
Use caution. Tea can contain bisphenol analogues, and daily bottled drinks add avoidable packaging contact.
Short answer
Use caution if bottled iced tea is an everyday drink. The stronger source here is about bisphenol analogues in tea, not a direct test of bottled iced tea. But daily bottled drinks also add long contact time with packaging.
A better routine is simple: brew tea at home, cool it, and store it in glass in the fridge.
What the research says
A 2026 Food Chemistry study tested 220 tea samples from China for seven bisphenol analogues. Bisphenols were detected in 94.1% of tea samples. Brewing moved some bisphenols into the drink, with apparent transfer rates up to 96.0% for BPA. Estimated risk was higher for children than adults, with a median hazard index of 3.67 for children.
The study did not test U.S. bottled iced tea. It supports reducing daily tea exposure where you can control it: better sourcing, better brewing, and less plastic packaging.
What to do at home
Buy loose tea or simple tea bags, brew in glass or stainless steel, and store cold tea in a glass jar. Keep bottled tea as an occasional convenience. For kids, avoid making bottled tea a daily habit, especially sweetened tea.