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Store Food without Phthalates

8:02 pm - November 20, 2007

Petroleum-based plastics are all over kitchens, from vinyl floor tiles to storage containers and handy wraps. But the phthalates used to soften plastics and vinyl enter the air and our food, affecting the hormones of developing children. Choose phthalate-free, recyclable containers and wraps such as Gladware containers, Tupperware's Freezesmart line and Glad Cling Wrap. For phthalate-free kitchen floor tiling, iFloor's cork tiles and Forbo Marmoleum natural linoleum tiles are good choices. For more, see the Flooring and Plastic Containers Product Reports.

© The Green Guide, 2008

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Stay away from Tupperware
posted by wminten on 2008-06-15 16:52:24  

No so sure about Tupperware. They feel using polycarbonates is safe, and Bisphenol-A is safe in small levels. I couldn't find anything about phthalates.

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http://order.tupperware.com/pls/htprod_www/tup_widget.show_page?fv_page_code=safety2&fv_section_name=help&fv_category_code=search&fv_item_category_code=200510

http://order.tupperware.com/pls/htprod_www/tup_widget.show_page?fv_page_code=safetyqa&fv_section_name=help&fv_category_code=search&fv_item_category_code=200500