food and plastic containers

[lazydays]

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.

[M>B>]

http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...423AAYo1T9

[Ombligo]

Cow's milk wasn't meant for human consumption anyway and isn't all that healthy.

But it does go well with an Oreo

[wurm]

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.

[Racer X]

light does something to the Vitamin D in the milk.

[freeradical]

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.

[Racer X]

it's off when the door is closed dummy! I'm talking about in the glass cases at the brightly lit store..........

[freeradical]

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.

[OWC Jamie]

Racer X wrote:
light does something to the Vitamin D in the milk.

to address those losses they make low UV lights.
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.