Warning about the easy to make Ziploc Omlet recipe that is circulating

[Guest guest]

This was senrt to me by a friend and I wanted to pass it on.

I personally saw that recipe in a magazine

last month and thought it didn't look like a healthy idea.

Donna

 

 

Health Info: Say " NO " to the ZIPLOC OMELET

 

note: see recipe below the warning if you have not heard of the ZIPLOCK

OMELET

Say " NO " to the ZIPLOC OMELET

http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/mclean/news/news3600.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 3, 2006

by Robin Bagwell

I thought it was important to respond to a questionably safe Food Fad, the

ZIPLOC OMELET. It is the latest NOT recommended fad. Please... DON'T try

this at home and we will tell you exactly why. What is circulating around

again is instructions on cooking omelets in Ziploc bags. This is not

recommended until further research is done on cooking with plastics. There

is still question about the cancer causing breakdown of plastics and their

contact with food during cooking.

 

We have contacted the Ziploc company and they replied by telling us that

ZIPLOC® brand Bags cannot be used to boil food. They also told us that they

do not manufacture a " boilable " bag.... yet.

 

They do not recommend using any ZIPLOC® brand Bag in boiling water, or to

" boil " in the microwave. ZIPLOC® brand Bags are made from polyethylene

plastic with a softening point of approximately 195 degrees Fahrenheit. By

pouring near boiling water (water begins to boil at 212 degrees) into the

bag, or putting the bag into the water, the plastic could begin to melt.

Might I add that eggs and cheese have fat which gets much hotter than water

thus the likelihood of melting the plastic increases.

 

It is so easy to start something unhealthy like the idea of a ZIPLOC OMELET.

All you have to do is type it up and send it out to everyone you know via

e-mail. It spreads like wild fire. The ZIPLOC OMELET instructions start out

by telling you " This works great !!! " But who ever started the idea had not

contacted the company who manufactures the bag to see if such cooking

techniques were recommended. Therefore people receiving the instructions

might just assume this idea is safe and it is not.

 

The specific concern centers on the possible contamination of foods with

known carcinogens that may be present in plastic containers and wraps.

 

This issue is certain to generate much research to clarify the potential

risks. Until this issue is fully resolved, consumers who want to take a

cautious approach should not use Ziploc type bags for boiling food in water

or in the microwave. People should continue making omelets the old

traditional way until plastic bag manufacturers come out with an approved

safe bag that while heated containing food will produce no carcinogens.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Robin Bagwell

Nutrition/Family Life

McLean County Unit

402 North Hershey Road

Bloomington, IL 61704

Phone: 309-663-8306

FAX: 309-663-8270

bagwell

 

Here is the recipe that's being passed around the internet and is NOT SAFE!

 

ZIPLOCK OMELET

 

(This works great !!! Good for when all your family is together. The best

part is that no one has to wait for their special omelet !!!)

 

Have guests write their name on a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag with

permanent marker.

 

Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into the bag (not more than 2) shake to

combine them.

 

Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, onion, green pepper,

tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc.

 

Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake. Make

sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up.

 

Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can

usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. For more, make another pot of

boiling water.

 

Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Be prepared for everyone

to be amazed.

 

Nice to serve with fresh fruit and coffee cake; everyone gets involved in

the process and a great conversation piece.

 

 

 

Have my love

Use it while it does you good

Share my highs but the times

That it hurts pay no mind

The pieces you don't need are mine

I'll see you there on cloud nine

Source: George Harrison - Cloud Nine

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

We do not put any food in plastic unless it is wrapped in wax paper. We never,

ever, ever put plastic in the microwave. There is quite a bit of information on

this out in the ether, and while some is pro and some is con, we're not willing

to take the risk.

 

Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower wrote:

This was senrt to me by a friend and I wanted to pass it on.

I personally saw that recipe in a magazine

last month and thought it didn't look like a healthy idea.

Donna

 

 

Health Info: Say " NO " to the ZIPLOC OMELET

 

note: see recipe below the warning if you have not heard of the ZIPLOCK

OMELET

Say " NO " to the ZIPLOC OMELET

http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/mclean/news/news3600.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 3, 2006

by Robin Bagwell

I thought it was important to respond to a questionably safe Food Fad, the

ZIPLOC OMELET. It is the latest NOT recommended fad. Please... DON'T try

this at home and we will tell you exactly why. What is circulating around

again is instructions on cooking omelets in Ziploc bags. This is not

recommended until further research is done on cooking with plastics. There

is still question about the cancer causing breakdown of plastics and their

contact with food during cooking.

 

We have contacted the Ziploc company and they replied by telling us that

ZIPLOC® brand Bags cannot be used to boil food. They also told us that they

do not manufacture a " boilable " bag.... yet.

 

They do not recommend using any ZIPLOC® brand Bag in boiling water, or to

" boil " in the microwave. ZIPLOC® brand Bags are made from polyethylene

plastic with a softening point of approximately 195 degrees Fahrenheit. By

pouring near boiling water (water begins to boil at 212 degrees) into the

bag, or putting the bag into the water, the plastic could begin to melt.

Might I add that eggs and cheese have fat which gets much hotter than water

thus the likelihood of melting the plastic increases.

 

It is so easy to start something unhealthy like the idea of a ZIPLOC OMELET.

All you have to do is type it up and send it out to everyone you know via

e-mail. It spreads like wild fire. The ZIPLOC OMELET instructions start out

by telling you " This works great !!! " But who ever started the idea had not

contacted the company who manufactures the bag to see if such cooking

techniques were recommended. Therefore people receiving the instructions

might just assume this idea is safe and it is not.

 

The specific concern centers on the possible contamination of foods with

known carcinogens that may be present in plastic containers and wraps.

 

This issue is certain to generate much research to clarify the potential

risks. Until this issue is fully resolved, consumers who want to take a

cautious approach should not use Ziploc type bags for boiling food in water

or in the microwave. People should continue making omelets the old

traditional way until plastic bag manufacturers come out with an approved

safe bag that while heated containing food will produce no carcinogens.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Robin Bagwell

Nutrition/Family Life

McLean County Unit

402 North Hershey Road

Bloomington, IL 61704

Phone: 309-663-8306

FAX: 309-663-8270

bagwell

 

Here is the recipe that's being passed around the internet and is NOT SAFE!

 

ZIPLOCK OMELET

 

(This works great !!! Good for when all your family is together. The best

part is that no one has to wait for their special omelet !!!)

 

Have guests write their name on a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag with

permanent marker.

 

Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into the bag (not more than 2) shake to

combine them.

 

Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, onion, green pepper,

tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc.

 

Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake. Make

sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up.

 

Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can

usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. For more, make another pot of

boiling water.

 

Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Be prepared for everyone

to be amazed.

 

Nice to serve with fresh fruit and coffee cake; everyone gets involved in

the process and a great conversation piece.

 

 

 

Have my love

Use it while it does you good

Share my highs but the times

That it hurts pay no mind

The pieces you don't need are mine

I'll see you there on cloud nine

Source: George Harrison - Cloud Nine

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Ew! *lol*

Thanks for sharing about this here.

I wonder how many people tried to do

this before they found out it was very

unsafe and unhealthy to do?

Yuck.

 

~ PT ~

 

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

~ Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet] (1694-1778)

~~~*~~~*~~~>

, Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower

wrote:

>

> This was senrt to me by a friend and I wanted to pass it on.

> I personally saw that recipe in a magazine

> last month and thought it didn't look like a healthy idea.

> Donna

>

>

> Health Info: Say " NO " to the ZIPLOC OMELET