Do you use plastic as food container?

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When we can, we recycle glass containers and use those, but for our daughter who needs a container for her snacks, we simply cannot give her a class container. Plastic containers offer plenty of benefits in terms of practicality, but you have to select the ones made properly without BPA's.
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I use quality-grade Tupperware and plastic containers but also glass containers. I also reuse plastic containers from the food I buy.
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Snowhite189 wrote: 13 May 2018, 07:59 I heard that using ordinary plastic as our food container is not good for our health you can get certain type of cancer, it is kinda alarming isn't it? studies have shown, so now I stop using it, so everyone you should be very cautious, how may of you are still using plastic?
Samia serious plastic containers. When I can afford to I will invest in glass containers.
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Yes :( But as more and more bad information is emerging about plastics I'm trying my best to move away from it. I don't buy plastic containers anymore and hold onto glass ones when I get them. Eventually, I'll have all the plastic replaced I hope!
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Growing up, it was a crime to discard plastoc plates. My mother would kill you. I picked up the habit and I do it now.
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Heard of it but am still using plastic for lack of alternative. But I avoid putting hot food in plastic containers
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Heard of it but am still using plastic for lack of alternative. But I avoid putting hot food in plastic containers
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most people tend to use plastic containers because they are the cheapest but it is not advisable
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That has been my fear for a while, unfortunately I still only use plastic containers. I heard that its much safer to wait until the food cools down completely before putting them in plastic. It's the heat that increases the danger. So that's what I do.
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Yes, I did use them because they provide food safety, extend the freshness of goods, and help prevent foods from harm. Plastics are utilized in various sorts of food packing and containers for a variety of reasons.
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Yes, I did use them because they provide food safety, extend the freshness of goods, and help prevent foods from harm. Plastics are utilized in various sorts of food packing and containers for a variety of reasons.
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Yes, I do use plastic containers to serve food whenever I feel lazy to wash plates. I use and dispose of them immediately.
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I do, but I never reheat in plastic. I also hate using a microwave. I tend to reheat on the stove.
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We use them to store food in the refrigerator. They help to make the fridge look nice and not ragged. I like using them to store food. I learned from my mom.
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Post by Favour Alade Boluwatife »

Yes I do but I heard using plastic to store food isn't healthy so I'm trying to stop and replace it all with other materials
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