Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Just a reminder about using plastic especially in microwaves. Dangerous toxins are released into the food. So remember to either microwave in a clear glass container or on a plain unprinted paper towel. Please remember that plastic is not bio degradable and will remain in our land fills forever. Save glass jars for food storage or use canning jars. I also save gallon glass jugs and fill them for 25 cents ea. with purified water at the health food market. When I shop I will often make my choice depending on the container and packaging. Many companies now package their products in re-cycled containers. Buying in bulk helps and then store in glass jars. Herbs and spices stay fresher and taste better when stored in glass. I often contact companies and ask them to consider changing their packaging from foil,plastic,and metal staples to a safer packaging. I often receive positive replies advising me that packaging is going to change to become more Earth Friendly. I realize that I have posted some of this in the past but we have new members who may not be aware of this info. Sending smiles and hugs your way Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 I got an email about toxins being released into your food when you microwave in plastic. being ever the sceptic of email forwards I went to snopes website and found that according to them, this is an urban legend and not true. here is the link if you want to read and see what they say. http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cookplastic.asp Cindy M , " genny_y2k " <genny_y2k wrote: > > Just a reminder about using plastic especially in microwaves. > Dangerous toxins are released into the food. So remember to either > microwave in a clear glass container or on a plain unprinted paper > towel. > Please remember that plastic is not bio degradable and will remain in > our land fills forever. > Save glass jars for food storage or use canning jars. I also save > gallon glass jugs and fill them for 25 cents ea. with purified water > at the health food market. > When I shop I will often make my choice depending on the container > and packaging. Many companies now package their products in re- cycled > containers. > Buying in bulk helps and then store in glass jars. Herbs and spices > stay fresher and taste better when stored in glass. > I often contact companies and ask them to consider changing their > packaging from foil,plastic,and metal staples to a safer packaging. I > often receive positive replies advising me that packaging is going to > change to become more Earth Friendly. > I realize that I have posted some of this in the past but we have new > members who may not be aware of this info. > Sending smiles and hugs your way > Deanna > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 If you have an interest in the safety of microwave radiation, microwave cooking in plastic go to the FDA -US Food and Drug Administration site. Some informative info there including the safety and hazards of cell phones. Deanna , " Cindy " <clmarti53 wrote: > > I got an email about toxins being released into your food when you > microwave in plastic. being ever the sceptic of email forwards I > went to snopes website and found that according to them, this is an > urban legend and not true. here is the link if you want to read and > see what they say. > http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cookplastic.asp > Cindy M > > , " genny_y2k " <genny_y2k@> > wrote: > > > > Just a reminder about using plastic especially in microwaves. > > Dangerous toxins are released into the food. So remember to either > > microwave in a clear glass container or on a plain unprinted paper > > towel. > > Please remember that plastic is not bio degradable and will remain > in > > our land fills forever. > > Save glass jars for food storage or use canning jars. I also save > > gallon glass jugs and fill them for 25 cents ea. with purified > water > > at the health food market. > > When I shop I will often make my choice depending on the container > > and packaging. Many companies now package their products in re- > cycled > > containers. > > Buying in bulk helps and then store in glass jars. Herbs and > spices > > stay fresher and taste better when stored in glass. > > I often contact companies and ask them to consider changing their > > packaging from foil,plastic,and metal staples to a safer > packaging. I > > often receive positive replies advising me that packaging is going > to > > change to become more Earth Friendly. > > I realize that I have posted some of this in the past but we have > new > > members who may not be aware of this info. > > Sending smiles and hugs your way > > Deanna > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 I use the plastic container things, I'm just happy to have one piece that has a lid to match. My kitchen isn't full of supplies but it's better now then it was before I was a vegetarian. I used to just eat my food out or bring it home and all I needed was salsa, salt, pepper and a fork and the trash can. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 You have to be eating much healthier now, Paul!!! Congratulations!! Marilyn Daub mcdaub Vanceburg, KY My Cats Knead Me!! - paulvatoloco Friday, June 09, 2006 3:57 PM Re: Plastic Container Toxins I use the plastic container things, I'm just happy to have one piece that has a lid to match. My kitchen isn't full of supplies but it's better now then it was before I was a vegetarian. I used to just eat my food out or bring it home and all I needed was salsa, salt, pepper and a fork and the trash can. Paul Messages in this topic (4) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Paul, I know what u mean about lids and containers. I have a drawer full of lids and NO containers. I can't figure out where they get to. I don't have a the disappearing sock problem, just invisible containers. cheryl --- paulvatoloco <paulvatoloco wrote: > I use the plastic container things, I'm just happy > to have one piece > that has a lid to match. My kitchen isn't full of > supplies but it's > better now then it was before I was a vegetarian. I > used to just eat > my food out or bring it home and all I needed was > salsa, salt, pepper > and a fork and the trash can. > Paul > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 These following paragraphs are from the snopes website. It does not categorically say it does not happen. So far there are no studies showing otherwise. I do not think it is a good idea. I cannot find out either since if I ever brought a microwave into the house my wife would put me on a chain outside and bring the dogs inside. GB Is there really something to the central claim of this e-mail, that heating plastic in microwaves releases a cancer-causing agent into the food? It's within the realm of possibility, but it must be stressed the FDA does impose stringent regulations on plastics meant for microwaving. Also, if there are dioxins lurking in the plastic containers we heat food in and the process of warming those receptacles looses those nasties into our ingestibles, we've yet to locate the studies that prove this. However, because most dioxins are dangerous compounds we want to have as little to do with as possible, many people are cautious about using anything associated with them. So, if you're one of the concerned, be sure that when you cover a dish you intend to microwave with ordinary plastic wrap you do not let the covering touch the food, because some of the plasticizer in the wrap — which may contain toxic chemicals, as opposed to does contain toxic chemicals — could migrate to what you're cooking, especially foods high in fat. Alternatively, use waxed paper for this purpose. Those who are very, very cautious about the potential for dioxin contamination might choose to adopt the central point of the e-mail's advice, which is to decant all items into glass or ceramic containers before microwaving. But how real is this concern? According to Dr. George Pauli, a leading Food and Drug Administration scientist, not very. He acknowledged that some plasticizers do migrate into foods, particularly those containing a lot of fat, oil, or sugars. But research has found no ill effects from consumption of plasticizers in FDA-approved plastic wraps or from freezing or re-using plastic water bottles. Even so, others remain unconvinced, and those on both sides of the issue recommend not letting plastic wrap touch food during microwaving. , " Cindy " <clmarti53 wrote: > > I got an email about toxins being released into your food when you > microwave in plastic. being ever the sceptic of email forwards I > went to snopes website and found that according to them, this is an > urban legend and not true. here is the link if you want to read and > see what they say. > http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cookplastic.asp > Cindy M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 I would never believe any studies done by the FDA or any other government agency. They almost always have vested interests in something or other. When studies indicate research results, you always have to question who funded the study. It's just like the vitamin industry fighting the government agencies from taking certain supplements off market - supplements that work. And why? Because the big pharmaceutical companies can't get richer unless they synthetically reproduce the product because you can't patent an herb. If the FDA takes a natural product off the market - I know it works. Cheryl --- greatyoga <greatyoga wrote: > These following paragraphs are from the snopes > website. It does not > categorically say it does not happen. So far there > are no studies > showing otherwise. I do not think it is a good > idea. I cannot find > out either since if I ever brought a microwave into > the house my wife > would put me on a chain outside and bring the dogs > inside. > > GB > Is there really something to the central claim of > this e-mail, that > heating plastic in microwaves releases a > cancer-causing agent into the > food? It's within the realm of possibility, but it > must be stressed > the FDA does impose stringent regulations on > plastics meant for > microwaving. Also, if there are dioxins lurking in > the plastic > containers we heat food in and the process of > warming those > receptacles looses those nasties into our > ingestibles, we've yet to > locate the studies that prove this. However, because > most dioxins are > dangerous compounds we want to have as little to do > with as possible, > many people are cautious about using anything > associated with them. > So, if you're one of the concerned, be sure that > when you cover a dish > you intend to microwave with ordinary plastic wrap > you do not let the > covering touch the food, because some of the > plasticizer in the wrap — > which may contain toxic chemicals, as opposed to > does contain toxic > chemicals — could migrate to what you're cooking, > especially foods > high in fat. Alternatively, use waxed paper for this > purpose. Those > who are very, very cautious about the potential for > dioxin > contamination might choose to adopt the central > point of the e-mail's > advice, which is to decant all items into glass or > ceramic containers > before microwaving. > > But how real is this concern? According to Dr. > George Pauli, a leading > Food and Drug Administration scientist, not very. He > acknowledged that > some plasticizers do migrate into foods, > particularly those containing > a lot of fat, oil, or sugars. But research has found > no ill effects > from consumption of plasticizers in FDA-approved > plastic wraps or from > freezing or re-using plastic water bottles. Even so, > others remain > unconvinced, and those on both sides of the issue > recommend not > letting plastic wrap touch food during microwaving. > > > , " Cindy " > <clmarti53 wrote: > > > > I got an email about toxins being released into > your food when you > > microwave in plastic. being ever the sceptic of > email forwards I > > went to snopes website and found that according to > them, this is an > > urban legend and not true. here is the link if > you want to read and > > see what they say. > > > http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cookplastic.asp > > Cindy M > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 I usually only microwave zucchini or crook-necked squash in a rush. I will slice it, place in a pyrex glass pie plate, add some water and cover with wzed paper. I do have a tall vented plastic microwave cover that doesn't touch the food. It cooks up in a few minutes. The other veggies I steam on the stove. I don't use plastic wrap when I use the microwave. Donna --- greatyoga <greatyoga wrote: But research has found > no ill effects > from consumption of plasticizers in FDA-approved > plastic wraps or from > freezing or re-using plastic water bottles. Even so, > others remain > unconvinced, and those on both sides of the issue > recommend not > letting plastic wrap touch food during microwaving. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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