ku Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 If a food is in a plastic container and I heat up the food while it is in the plastic container, does the melted plastic contaminate the food? What about with plastic wrapping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dbj Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Yeah, but to a very minor extent. Plastics are made up of long chain-like molecules called polymers, and any heat you add will cause some rearrangement, cross-reaction, and breaking of the chains. You might be able to detect trace amounts of polymer in food that was heated in a microwave. Maybe. But most plastics are pretty inert, so you could probably swallow a couple spoonfuls of it and it wouldn't hurt you. Don't try that though. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 You are a lot more likely to ingest residue from cling film left on food in your refridgerator - plasticisers leach out of it after a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 some food which is designed to be cooked in a plastic container will normally be made of a plastic that will not melt. as others have said, anything you may eat (accidentaly, you could do anything if it was deliberate) would be insignificant to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Not really true - over time, plasticisers can accumulate in your body. Some have an oestrogenic effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed84c Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 oestrogenic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 i think he may have meant "estrogenic" which is a referal to estrogen which is a female hormone.... hmmm, not good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=oestrogen I like the way the American Heritage dictionary calls it a "chiefly British variant of estrogen". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=oestrogen I like the way the American Heritage dictionary calls it a "chiefly British variant of estrogen". as i suspected, making the original ":eek:" very applicable to us men! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed84c Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 anybody know the chemistry behind plastic induced oestrogenic effects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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