Diseases lurk if you use plastic bags to contain hot food

Using nylon bags to store food is very convenient and cost-effective. However, using nylon bags to store hot food poses a very high risk of disease.

Because of the low cost, most food sellers, from unprocessed to processed foods, also use nylon bags to store food. Even when rice, soup, pho, hu tieu, etc. are hot, sellers still use nylon bags to store food. In addition, many places also use nylon bags to store coffee, soft drinks, etc.

From unprocessed to processed foods, sellers use nylon bags to store them. Photo: Nguyen Vo

Nylon is a very durable, flexible, thin plastic bag. Nylon can be recycled. However, it is also a polluting material for the environment. Toxic plastic from nylon packaging seeps into the soil and water sources, causing great impacts on human health and many other living things.

Nylon bags on the market today are very difficult to control the quality. If nylon bags used to contain food are made from recycled plastic, they are very dangerous to the health of the user. The more times recycled plastic is, the more toxic it is. If this type of plastic is used a lot, the toxins will accumulate, potentially leading to cancer in the user. If produced from waste plastic, the risk of bacterial contamination is very high.

Storing hot food in nylon bags is very toxic. Photo: Internet

According to some experts, in principle, plastic items are only used to store cold food. If hot food is stored, the amount of monostyrene (a toxic substance) released in this type of plastic will cause liver damage and other diseases. In addition to storing hot food, this type of plastic, when exposed to grease, salt, acid, etc., will cause toxins to the user.

According to Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh, Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, unlike nylon bags made from high-quality plastic on the market, there are many types of nylon bags made from recycled plastic that do not ensure safety. These types can be dangerous to consumers' health if used directly with processed foods.

Many experts recommend that we should not use plastic bags to store hot processed foods. Hot drinks should also not be put in plastic bags.

According to PLO