Healthy-n-Fit.Net » Health http://www.healthy-n-fit.net Resources for Healthier Living Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:43:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Plastics that are safe for food and beverage storage – health and Candida http://www.healthy-n-fit.net/candida/plastics-that-are-safe-for-food-and-beverage-storage-health-and-candida/ http://www.healthy-n-fit.net/candida/plastics-that-are-safe-for-food-and-beverage-storage-health-and-candida/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:51:21 +0000 Andy http://www.healthy-n-fit.net/?p=343

I have water pitchers (that go with my water distiller, but I bought extra pitchers) that specifically said “non- eaching” and indicated they are safe for purified water. I trust that it’s true because I got a quality product from a quality company. But I had wondered what is the difference between safe plastics and unsafe plastics? I had a hard time explaining to anyone who asked about my water pitchers.

After some research I have found the following info:

According to Dr. Mercola’s website, the following plastics are safe for food and beverage storage because they don’t leach harmful chemicals:
High-density polyethylene “#2 HDPE”
Low-density polyethylene “#4 LDPE”
Polypropylene “#5 PP”

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