Comments on: Are Plastic Food Containers Really Safe?

By: tamidor

tamidor — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:23:38 +0000

Hi Marjorie-
You want to make sure that those hoods are labeled as microwave safe and do not contain the #7 on them. If you can find BPA-free ones that would be your safest bet.

By: marjorie

marjorie — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:13:53 +0000

Are the plastic "hoods" for plates of microwaveable food safe? that is, they go over the plate for heating.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:10:03 +0000

http://www.twincities.com/ci_9454447?nclick_check...
this website explains what the different numbers mean

By: lyfsguud

lyfsguud — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:22:50 +0000

We need to be more pro active in being responsible for our own health and welfare, The government is obviously more preoccupied in their own well being and that of their corporate cronies to have time to worry about us. The bills they pass and don't even read should convince us of that. They do give a _____, but its about where the money comes from, their lobbyists and corporations!

By: lyfsguud

lyfsguud — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:14:29 +0000

Most canning jar lids have BPA in them.

By: Ara

Ara — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:01:31 +0000

I can say that most of our containers are not BPA free because when I usually stored food in it especially when its hot, I often had an extra taste in my packed lunch. It tastes like plastic. So, I've learned. I've discovered that stainless steel containers are much better as our container buddy.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:23:16 +0000

You know how people say "there must be something in the water" Well there's definitely something in the plastics. This is most likely why we Americans are getting larger and larger. At least I suspect that there is a 'big time' correlation! Boy I agree with the last person who commented (the dental hygienist) that it is odd how our daughters are beggining to develop so young. Creepy really- – and hard for these kids to handle, I'm sure. I'm so frikking mad about these companies that just keep doing business as usual. i guess it's not profitable for them to change their ways!! I wish i was STINKING RICH and I could pay for myself and others that have used these WONDERFUL products over the years to have our blood , hormones , thyroid function, etc TESTED. And…. low and behold when we find that our health, fertility, and problems we have loosing weight are caused by these profitable companies wonderful products that they have sold to us…. We could start a nice big CLASS ACTION SUIT and finally put a stop to their greed and carelessness!! I wish also that the cosmetic companies would WISE UP and stop using that Alchohal Denat or SD Alcohol that disrupts our endocrine systems. There is just Too MUCH Cheep crap that goes into all our products. I'm tired of it. It's getting to be that I don't know what is OK to Buy and Use for myself and my family!! Ok I'm DONE.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:30:05 +0000

I just bought lot of Lock 'n Lock containers 6 months ago. Talk about expense!
But I have been buying glass bread pans and casseroles each time I go shopping (every 2 weeks or so) and I found some at the Thrift Store, too.
They are bigger to store, but it is good to know my family will be healthier.

By: bethfrdh

bethfrdh — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:37:49 +0000

Yes, I think we all need to be leery of plastics given all the chemicals and petroleum used to manufacture them. Why is it so hard to believe that these plastic ingredients wouldn’t cause harm to living creatures ingesting them – whether a lab rat or a human? Cancer rates and endocrine disorders are soaring – how else can we explain this away? You didn’t find this nearly as rampant decades ago before we began using these products. In recent years I have had the opportunity to work with an establishment that does dental exams in school systems. While in the restroom of one of these schools, I was shocked to find a sign designating how the students should dispose of their feminine products – this school housed strictly 2nd graders! When I mentioned what I’d read to a co-worker, she adamently agreed that girls are menstuating at younger and younger ages, and that 2nd grade wasn’t unusual at all. Her belief is plastics and growth hormones in our meat/dairy products are causing it. Since then I have heard many people confirm that they are aware, usually from personal experience of this problem of early onset menstruation.

While you are getting rid of your plastics, consider pitching the antibacterial hand soaps, lotions etc too – anything containing Tricosan – because it is also an endocrine interrupter and bioaccumulates in our bodies and in the foodchain(animals, nature and water). Children are not very good at completely rinsing soaps from their hands, and are left with the residue absorbing into their systems.

I’m a dental hygienist and when I found out the popular brand-name toothpaste that I used and recommended to my patients contained triclosan, I immediately got rid of it and found a safer brand and formula. Good luck to you all, and don’t let the people sticking their heads in the sand discourage you from protecting yourselves and your families. I only wish I’d found info like this before my 3 little boys drank from those BPA sippies for so many years. I pray that they, and all of us, don’t end up with negative effects in the future due to our past choices and manufacturer irresponsibility.

By: mARGARET bELDING

mARGARET bELDING — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:35:12 +0000

Can the leaching out of BPA cause a person to break out
with hives? I use a lot of plastic containers for storage
of left overs and also to freeze leftovers in. I would like a reply, as I am suffering lately from hives every
day. Thank you