Comment by readyplayernull

Comment by readyplayernull 7 days ago

2 replies

> Typically, plasticizers are not chemically bound to the polymer, but can leak out over time and thus can affect humans and other organisms.

I wouldn't risk heating food with any kind of plastic.

londons_explore 7 days ago

I'd like to see a study of the dosage from heating food in plastic containers vs the risks from storing food in plastic for days or weeks while in the supermarket, or transporting water for food making in plastic pipes, or growing crops for human consumption in phthalate contaminated land, or eating food from cans lined with phthalates etc.

There are so many potential sources, and it doesn't really make any sense to put effort into something that isn't a substantial source.

  • hinkley 5 days ago

    See also high acid foods.

    It's one thing to store a slice of pie in a plastic bowl in the fridge. It's another to store spaghetti sauce.