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Plastic is not safe for food and drink
In France, bananas have been applied on the use of plastic disposable cup-plate. Some other European countries are also planning similar. Eating or other items, most of the time, things come in plastic packs nowadays. From the lunch box to the household utensils, plastic is to be used. The question is whether plastic is attacking our health through all this? Pawan Tiwari and Priyanka Singh are looking for answers to all the questions related to plastic:
Experts Panel
Dr. P.K. Julka, Senior Cancer Specialist
Preeti Mahesh, Chief Program Coordinator, Toxics Link
Nilanjana Singh, Nutri-Diet Expert
Chandrabhushan, Deputy Director General, Center for Science and Environment
Dr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Homeopathic Medical Officer
Ankita bought sprouts from a branded retail shop which was packed very beautifully in Transparent plastic bag. Prakhar took Aloe vera juice from a renowned Ayurvedic company. She was also in the plastic bottle. Swati packed the spicy buttermilk. She was also in plastic pack. The purpose of all these people was one ... the consumption of health habits, but the question in everyone's mind was the same that these items, which are considered to be a treasure of health, are not harmed due to being packaged in plastic? Rohan often leaves his bottle of water in the cart and drinks water from the bottle present in the parked car in the hours sun. Now this water is not proven to be dangerous for us, it is a very important question. Similarly, people use plastic utensils to warm the food in the microwave, but in the social media it is full of the worst-spoken posts for health. In fact, there is a plastic infiltration everywhere in our life. Just talk about the kitchen, salt, ghee, oil, flour, sugar, bread, butter, jam, sauce ... everything is packed in plastic. People are also in plastic containers keeping all the things in the kitchen. People like plastic containers because they are cheap, light, easy to carry and carry. It is important to know about the damage caused by plastic used in things related to food and drink.
Plastic toxic
According to a scientist of Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, pure plastic is extremely less toxic due to lack of water and biochemally active. But when it is mixed with other types of plastic and color etc. it can prove harmful. These chemicals may be melted due to heat from the toys or other productions. Keeping this threat in mind, the US has restricted the use of such plastic in children's toys and child care products. Europe had banned it in 2005, then 9 other countries including Japan also banned it later.
How to Identify Plastic from Numbers
All of us, we all use plastic lunches to keep bottles or food for water, but we have seen them reversed by seeing that ISI is written behind them or made a symbol. In fact, it is important to have both these or other symbols on the product of good quality. It issues the Mark Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) and shows that the quality of the product is good. These symbols are called Resin Identification Code System (RIC) in triangles of Clockwise Arrow. There are also numbers among these triangles. These numbers show that the product in your hand is made of what type of plastic it is. Know, what is the number of what is meant by:
This product is made of 1 polyethylene-teraphathale (PET). Soft drinks, water, ketchup, pickles, jelly, peanut butter etc. are kept in such plastic bottles.
Quality: It's a nice plastic. The PET keeps the goods kept in its packaging. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of America has said it safe to pack food items.
2 that is, this product is made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE). It is used to make milk, water, juice etc., to make bottles, yogurt packaging, retail bags etc.
Impact: Mixing of food and drinks of HDPE Plastics is unlikely to cause cancer or harmonic damage. It is extremely popular due to light weight and durability.
3 is made of polyvinylide chloride (PVDC) product. PVDC is used in packaging of confectionary products, dairy products, sauces, meats, herbal products, spices, tea and coffee etc.
Distinguished: Food packaging is done due to the excellent barrier properties.
4 is made from low-density-polyethylene (LDPE) product. This makes outdoor furniture, siding, floor tiles, shower curtains etc. This makes LLDPE, which is considered good for food packaging.
Quality: It is non-toxic material. There is no harm to the health of this.
5 is made from polypropylene (PP) product. PP made of bottle cap, drinking straw, yogurt container, plastic pressure pipe system etc.
Quality: Chemical resistance is the key to it. Acid does not react with it, so it is also used for packaging of cleaning agents, first aid products, etc.
6 is made of polystyrene (PS) product. Made from