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VRPdommy · 12-10-2018, 05:56 PM

I have had reservations about plastic and food since the 70's.

Many years ago,
I did some work for a family owned dairy to bring them up to date in the latest tech.
The quick history is ... established just after ww2, they delivered in the Pittsburgh market.
They were the first dairy in the nation to move to 'wax paperboard' in the late 60's/early 70's?.
When everyone switch to plastic, they switched back to glass.

Now they make the most delicious chocolate milk you have ever tasted.
Mainly cause they use real chocolate and that does not take to milk very well, so they add a little cream to it to get it to mix well. Some states will not let you do that. But

But it's like drinking a choc-o-shake ! There is a good reason it tasted so much better.
They have a store on farm that you can purchase any of their goodies and have a pay by honor system. Even today.

Now, since they also deliver to convenient stores that also sell their milk in glass in half gallons, they also make some in pint bottles in plastic.

Having drank some from the plastic after drinking only from the glass for 6 months, one day confronting one of the boys about the taste of the smaller containers.

I said... "why don't you put the same milk in the pints as the half gallons?"
he said..."it is the same"
He looked at me with a strange face because my face was completely deranged.
He asked if I was OK... YEA...
It had confirmed everything I had always suspected about plastics leaching chemicals in food.
Food safe plastics... polyethylene is what most use when in contact with food.
But keep in mind that 'cans' are lined with it. So you don't get the metal taste or even tetanus. You may have noticed that old beer or pop often has that metal taste after the liner has dissolved through to the metal.

Believe what you will, but that is my true story I thought was good enough to share.
The government knows these leaching chem's are not exactly safe but for the moment, there is no good alternative, or so they say.

Know that while I do keep some canned food around now, I grow my own or buy frozen veggies.
I have never seen that taste leaching in frozen food plastics.

12-10-2018, 05:56 PM
VRPdommy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 10,710	I have had reservations about plastic and food since the 70's. Many years ago, I did some work for a family owned dairy to bring them up to date in the latest tech. The quick history is ... established just after ww2, they delivered in the Pittsburgh market. They were the first dairy in the nation to move to 'wax paperboard' in the late 60's/early 70's?. When everyone switch to plastic, they switched back to glass. Now they make the most delicious chocolate milk you have ever tasted. Mainly cause they use real chocolate and that does not take to milk very well, so they add a little cream to it to get it to mix well. Some states will not let you do that. But But it's like drinking a choc-o-shake ! There is a good reason it tasted so much better. They have a store on farm that you can purchase any of their goodies and have a pay by honor system. Even today. Now, since they also deliver to convenient stores that also sell their milk in glass in half gallons, they also make some in pint bottles in plastic. Having drank some from the plastic after drinking only from the glass for 6 months, one day confronting one of the boys about the taste of the smaller containers. I said... "why don't you put the same milk in the pints as the half gallons?" he said..."it is the same" He looked at me with a strange face because my face was completely deranged. He asked if I was OK... YEA... It had confirmed everything I had always suspected about plastics leaching chemicals in food. Food safe plastics... polyethylene is what most use when in contact with food. But keep in mind that 'cans' are lined with it. So you don't get the metal taste or even tetanus. You may have noticed that old beer or pop often has that metal taste after the liner has dissolved through to the metal. Believe what you will, but that is my true story I thought was good enough to share. The government knows these leaching chem's are not exactly safe but for the moment, there is no good alternative, or so they say. Know that while I do keep some canned food around now, I grow my own or buy frozen veggies. I have never seen that taste leaching in frozen food plastics.