Re: Re: Storing in plastic. Not KT. Milk and vegetables.

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I should think it would depend on the type of food and the type of plastic.

I buy water at a water purification store. They tell me that the lower the

grade of plastic, the lower the number on the bottom of the jar. " 7 " is food

grade; " 1 " is the lowest. Unfortunately, I've noticed that many foods are

sold in " 1 " grade plastic bottles.

My water dealer tells me that over time, even food grade plastic will

degrade and its polymers will start leeching into the food. Water being the

universal solvent, I would imagine that wet and acidic foods would tend to

accelerate this phenomena.

The health effects of plastics are not widely discussed in the media. There

is some concern that chemicals in plastics mimic estrogen ( " zeno estrogens " )

and can cause hormonal disruption leading to some types of cancers:

http://enzymeuniversity.com/artman/publish/article_32.shtml

Vinyl chloride, a component of some cancers, is a known cause of brain

cancer. The workers at plastics manufacturing plants have a higher than

normal rate of brain cancer. See:

http://www.mamashealth.com/cancer/brainpv.asp

Obviously, not everyone who uses plastic is going to get cancer. But when

you have a society where thousands of chemicals are used and we don't know

how many of them affect the body, prudent action would suggest the use of

glass for food storage.

Hope that helps,

Re: Storing in plastic. Not KT. Milk and vegetables.

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>Dear Ones,

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>I have been using large plastic coffee cans to store food in. Now I am

>wondering if it is safe. I guess large peanut butter jars would be.

>

>Blessings on you all. LOve. MArge.

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[Guest guest]

Hi MArge

Check the recycle symbol on the bottom. If there's a number 1 or 2 there, you

oughtta be okay! Even pickles are okay in them, which are pretty acidic

Blessings

mark

Re: Storing in plastic. Not KT. Milk and vegetables.

Dear Ones,

I have been using large plastic coffee cans to store food in. Now I am

wondering if it is safe. I guess large peanut butter jars would be.

Blessings on you all. LOve. MArge.

[Guest guest]

Yes Marge,

Mark is correct,

1 or 2 signifies The two highest grades of food grade plastic,

" allegedly " safe for acidic foods.

, your waterman needs to refresh his memory...

Beau

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:11:59 -0500, Mark-n-Suze

<limelite-1@...> wrote:

>

> Hi MArge

>

> Check the recycle symbol on the bottom. If there's a number 1 or 2 there, you

oughtta be okay! Even pickles are okay in them, which are pretty acidic

>

> Blessings

> mark

> Re: Storing in plastic. Not KT. Milk and vegetables.

>

> Dear Ones,

>

> I have been using large plastic coffee cans to store food in. Now I am

> wondering if it is safe. I guess large peanut butter jars would be.

>

> Blessings on you all. LOve. MArge.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Coca Cola is very acidic. It is stored in plastic bottles and does not

react with the bottles. Long term, if you stored an acidic beverage in the

bottles for several batches, who knows? Short term I don't think it will be

a problem. Glass is definitely safe and takes all the speculation out of it

Vince

Re: Re: Storing in plastic. Not KT. Milk and vegetables.

Yes Marge,

Mark is correct,

1 or 2 signifies The two highest grades of food grade plastic,

" allegedly " safe for acidic foods.

, your waterman needs to refresh his memory...

Beau

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:11:59 -0500, Mark-n-Suze

<limelite-1@...> wrote:

>

> Hi MArge

>

> Check the recycle symbol on the bottom. If there's a number 1 or 2 there,

you oughtta be okay! Even pickles are okay in them, which are pretty acidic

>

> Blessings

> mark

> Re: Storing in plastic. Not KT. Milk and vegetables.

>

> Dear Ones,

>

> I have been using large plastic coffee cans to store food in. Now I am

> wondering if it is safe. I guess large peanut butter jars would be.

>

> Blessings on you all. LOve. MArge.

>

>