News Summary

• When trying to evaluate a plastic food storage container for durability and safety, you should first turn the container over and check out the recycling code.
• A 2 represents “HDPE, or high-density polyethylene, found in [items like] cooking oil bottles and milk jugs.
• It’s hard to break down and considered [food] safe,” Michael Tunick said.
• Tupperware previously announced that it had stopped using BPA., a chemical that can leach into food, in 2010.