Don't get poisoned by your food containers

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Henry King — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:08:47 GMT

Some cans are lined with plastic but others are not. Are the unlined cans safer?

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floretta — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:58:31 GMT

does this warning include soda ?????

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Michele — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:21:03 GMT

Does tupperware are safe plastic containers??????

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alisha — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:40:31 GMT

does anyone know of alternatives to tins? am thinking especially of tinned tomatoes and pulses, which I use quite a lot..has anyone heard of jars, in the uk?

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ktshah — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:00:28 GMT

I freeze food in old take away plastic containers. I can't find a number 7 on any of them. Does that mean it should be safe to continue using them as freezer containers? I don't heat food in them.

Kim

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diwllewellyn — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:01:50 GMT

I use pulses in their dried state Alisha. I've never used them from tins and understand that people who have find the soaking beforehand a bore. I think that would soon become routine. It will also help the environment as there will be no tins to recycle. Sauces made from fresh tomatoes and herbs taste a lot better than tinnned. My family are grown up now but I found it was easy to use these methods even though i was teaching during the day. It all takes suprisingly little time. We've been educated to "fast food" Hope this helps and good luck! Daphne

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xot — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:11:47 GMT

i thought that the higher the number of the plastic the safer it was, especially for drinking water.

Answer to floretta above: soda is so unhealthy anyway, no matter what it comes in.

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Jude — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:03:10 GMT

Presumably this will also apply to all the tinned food we feed to our pets. Which means, as many pets eat nothing but tinned food every day, we are exposing them to this toxic chemical on a daily basis.

Do we know if BPA is used in pet food cans?

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floretta — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:04:54 GMT

RE: soda...don't drink it but thinking of advice for others around me....