From time to time articles are written about this question - Is it safe to use Tupperware products to store our food and to use in the microwave? Below and attached is information that will help you calm your customers fears about plastics. You will find that all of our products are very safe for food storage and microwave use.
We must always look at where these statements come from.
Below are papers that Tupperware sent to me after I contacted them about this issue.
Polycarbonate FAQ.pdf
Product Material Listing and Codes.pdf
The papers do not answer the questions thoroughly. So, we went to the internet. That is where we found this website: www.bisphenol-a.org.
Here is the opening remarks for this website:
Welcome to the Bisphenol-A Website |
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This website is a comprehensive resource for environmental, health and safety information about bisphenol A (BPA). Bisphenol A is an industrial chemical used primarily to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins – both of which are used in countless applications that make our lives easier, healthier and safer, each and every day.
On this site you’ll find the latest information about bisphenol A and a wealth of scientific data and resources to answer most any question you might have.
There is a lot of information about plastics and are they safe for us. But, go to this part of the website: www.bisphenol-a.org/human/polyplastics.html and you will find the answers to our customers questions. This is a statement from researchers from our government agencies:
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a key building block of polycarbonate plastic. In recent years a number of researchers from government agencies, academia and industry worldwide have studied the potential for low levels of BPA to migrate from polycarbonate products into foods and beverages. These studies consistently show that the potential migration of BPA into food is extremely low, generally less than 5 parts per billion, under conditions typical for uses of polycarbonate products.
Using these results, the estimated dietary intake of BPA from polycarbonate is less than 0.0000125 milligrams per kilogram body weight per day. This level is more than 4000 times lower than the maximum acceptable or "reference" dose for BPA of 0.05 milligrams per kilogram body weight per day established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Stated another way, an average adult consumer would have to ingest more than 600 kilograms (about 1,300 pounds) of food and beverages in contact with polycarbonate every day for an entire lifetime to exceed the level of BPA that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set as safe.
"Stated another way, an average adult consumer would have to ingest more than 600 kilograms (about 1,300 pounds) of food and beverages in contact with polycarbonate every day for an entire lifetime to exceed the level of BPA that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set as safe." (This is the statement that I have with me at all Tupperware events.)
As you read the above excerpt, you can see that our products are safe to use. Please go to these websites to get further information.
Now you have the information you need to extinguish the doubts of our customers and future customers. Use our products as directed and use them without worry.
--Debbie
Good Housekeeping did their own independent study and published it's results on their website. To read the entire story, visit the link below.
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-testing/reviews-tests/kitchen-cooking/plastic-safety-heat-food
They did find that Tupperware CrystalWave and Rock N Serve (now called Vent N Serve) both contained
Products tested that contained no phthalates or BPA:
- Tupperware CrystalWave container
- Tupperware CrystalWave lid
- Tupperware Rock 'N Serve container
- Tupperware Rock 'N Serve lid
- Rubbermaid EasyFind Lids lid
- Rubbermaid Premier lid
- Glad SimplyCooking Microwave Steaming Bags
- Ziploc Brand Zip 'n Steam Microwave Steam Cooking Bags
- GladWare Containers with Interlocking Lids container
- GladWare Containers with Interlocking Lids lid
- Ziploc Brand Containers with Snap 'N Seal Lids container
- Ziploc Brand Containers with Snap 'N Seal Lids lid
- Webster Industries Good Sense storage container
- Webster Industries Good Sense storage container lid
- United Plastics 21 oz Bowl
- Saran Premium wrap
- Saran Cling Plus Clear Plastic Wrap
- Glad Cling Wrap Clear Plastic Wrap
- Reynolds Clear Seal-Tight Plastic Wrap
- Ziploc Brand Storage Bags with Double Zipper
- Ziploc Brand Freezer Bags with Double Zipper
- Glad Freezer Storage Bags
- Reynolds SlowCooker Liners
- Kid Cuisine All Star Chicken Breast Nuggets container
- Kid Cuisine All Star Chicken Breast Nuggets film cover
- Stouffer's frozen Homestyle Classics Lasagna with Meat & Sauce tray
- Stouffer's frozen Homestyle Classics Lasagna with Meat & Sauce film covering
The following items contained low levels of phthalates or PBA but the chemicals did not leach into food during microwave heating:
- Rubbermaid EasyFind Lids container
- Rubbermaid Premier container
- Glad Press'n Seal Multipurpose Sealing Wrap
- Glad Food Storage Bags*
*Tested with simulants but not food.