- Babyfood containers are NSF plastic meant to be microwavable
- They only tested babyfood containers and a pouch
- these containers are made out of the same plastics used in many microwaveable products
I'm not microwaving plastic ever again.
this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023
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My kids are past baby stage. But I’m borderline ready to go to glass/ceramic and stainless only
Unfortunately my wife really likes nonstick too. I do make a habit of ditching any pan or pot with any blemish/chip. But still I’d prefer stainless there too.
Get a seasoned carbon steel or cast iron. They work nearly as well as non sticks I’ve used
For real, this is sobering information. I already try to avoid microwaving plastics, but I'm gonna be even more careful now, and try to spread this study. Billions of nanoplastics per square centimeter, it's scary to think about the size of containers, number that would likely be used in a day, and the fact that infants are so small with that information in context.
How is it that we've had microwaves for decades but no one checked this before?
Its not the microwave, its the plastic container.
How is it that we've been using microwaves with plastic containers inside them for decades and yet no one has checked this before?
It's only this particular kind of plastic in its specific state with respect to the liquid placed inside of it, also the fact that the worry of micro/nano-plastics is relatively new.