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food and plastic containers - lazydays - 10-23-2009
I've been buying my milk in plastic containers and I'm considering a change. I've read about food contacting plastic and causing a health problem. I don't have the option of buying in glass so I'm wondering if I should switch to cardboard/wax boxes? Any problems with those? Are there hormone issues in milk? I'm trying to make some changes.
Re: food and plastic containers - M>B> - 10-23-2009
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080819084423AAYo1T9
Re: food and plastic containers - Ombligo - 10-23-2009
Cow's milk wasn't meant for human consumption anyway and isn't all that healthy.
But it does go well with an Oreo
Re: food and plastic containers - wurm - 10-23-2009
We much prefer the cardboard containers. I don't know which may be "healthier", but in our experience the plastic containers seem to shorten the shelf life of the milk itself.
Re: food and plastic containers - Racer X - 10-23-2009
light does something to the Vitamin D in the milk.
Re: food and plastic containers - freeradical - 10-23-2009
Racer X wrote:
light does something to the Vitamin D in the milk.
Just replace the good light bulb in your refrigerator with one that's burnt out.
Re: food and plastic containers - Racer X - 10-23-2009
it's off when the door is closed dummy! I'm talking about in the glass cases at the brightly lit store..........
Re: food and plastic containers - freeradical - 10-23-2009
Racer X wrote:
it's off when the door is closed dummy! I'm talking about in the glass cases at the brightly lit store..........
Heh heh...
I'd only worry about UV photons. They're the only ones that have enough energy to break the covalent bonds in organic molecules.
Re: food and plastic containers - OWC Jamie - 10-23-2009
Racer X wrote:to address those losses they make low UV lights.
light does something to the Vitamin D in the milk.
http://www.promolux.com/english/retail_dairy_milk.html
there was also something a while back about off-gassing of HDPE (plasticizer ?), but IIRC that was at least partly to blame of adding a vitamin fortifying compound to milk. The two interacted.