• manitcor@lemmy.intai.tech
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    1 year ago
    1. Babyfood containers are NSF plastic meant to be microwavable
    2. They only tested babyfood containers and a pouch
    3. these containers are made out of the same plastics used in many microwaveable products

    I’m not microwaving plastic ever again.

    • LiesSlander@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      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.

    • Freeman@lemmy.pubOP
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      1 year ago

      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.

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        How is it that we’ve been using microwaves with plastic containers inside them for decades and yet no one has checked this before?

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          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.