Jan 12 2009
Plastics - Now Bad?
I am just drop-jawed in awe of Dustin Hoffman’s acting talent. He can be anyone. One of the roles he played was a new college graduate who receives advice to look for employment in “plastics.”
Plastics certainly have reduced the number of broken containers on the kitchen or dining room floor. However, the concerns of the far left, all-natural tree-huggers seem to now be seconded by research institutions.
What are the health field’s uses and concerns about plastic? I think that plastics have greatly increased sanitation levels. Disposables may be wasteful, but in an infection-conscious environment, the waste is far outshadowed by the benefits in sterile equipment.
On the other hand, a doctor at Johns Hopkins University raises the concern that dioxins are bleeding from plastic wrap and plastic containers into food. Dioxins are not good for people. In fact, they are VERY bad – carcinogenic, to be precise. This is not good news for all the microwave oven plastic accessories businesses. Can the population make the switch back to (breakable) glass and ceramic dishes for cooking?
