Deplasticizing Your Food
Chemicals are most likely to migrate from plastic into food when exposed to high heat, harsh soaps, and fat. These precautionary measures can help you play it safe.

AVOID MICROWAVING IN PLASTIC.
Heat speeds the release of chemicals into food. “People are being sold microwave-safe plastic, when in fact we’re not being told what’s in there and the rate at which these chemicals leach out,” says researcher Frederick vom Saal. Avoid this uncertainty by using ceramic or glass instead.

EXPLORE THE ALTERNATIVES.
“I have one word for you: glass,” says Terry Hassold, a professor of genetics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, who has studied the health effects of bisphenol-A (BPA) on mice. You can also store your food in ceramic containers, waxed- and brown paper bags, and metal canisters made for hot and cold food.

USE PAPER–NOT CLING-WRAP.
Many studies indicate that most of the cling wrap used by delis and grocery stores contains high levels o

What a fabulous wealth of information..........
Thanks for posting.

I am going back to good old "waxed paper", ceramic
storage dishes, and try NOT to nuke anything that I can heat on the stove. We are a nation of IMMEDIATE necessity.........we need to slow down, and THINK before we try and save a minute.........or two.
Thanks for posting...........It is indeed a PUBLIC SERVICE!

I started to think about eliminating plastic after reading of the dangers of heat on plastic in babies feeding bottles and I realised exactly just how much it has invaded our lives and how exposed we are to chemicals from plastic in our daily lives. It is not easy to eliminate, but I am trying my hardest. Thanks for your compliments Mountainpalm.