The longevity and safety of food storage containers depend on the type of plastic. When trying to evaluate a plastic food storage container for durability and safety, you should f ...

Hundreds of kindergarten students were hospitalized after their school used inedible paint to color a school lunch.

Only plastic containers designated microwave-safe by the manufacturer are safe to use in the microwave. If a container is not ...

"Meanwhile, the plastic film is preventing the escape of water vapor (steam) from the turkey, thus keeping it moist. As the turkey cooks, the wet plastic film itself cannot get any hotter than 212 ...

One thing that always provokes spirited debate around the Hackaday bunker is just how dangerous is it to use 3D printed plastic in contact with food. We mostly agree it isn’t a good thing, bu… ...

The May 8 Food & Wine cover story about Nathan Myhrvold and his "Modernist Cuisine," which focuses in large part on sous vide - the process of cooking food by vacuum-packing it in plastic bags ...

Preventing food waste and reducing the use of plastic aren’t mutually exclusive goals. Both are high on the agenda of the Biden administration, which in December issued a draft of a national ...

Teflon is generally safe, but heating it to above 300 degrees Celsius or 570 degrees Fahrenheit poses a danger to your health.‌ At these temperatures, the stable Teflon begins to break down and ...

Polypropylene, a complex plastic, is generally considered safe for humans. It’s FDA-approved for food contact and is often used for containers like those that hold yogurt and butter products.

It’s hard to break down and considered [food] safe,” Tunick said. He noted that a 4 stands for “LDPE, or low-density polyethylene, found in [items like] squeeze bottles and bread bags ...