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Can you get cancer from microwaving your food a lot?
I heard somewhere that if you microwave your food too much the radiation in the food can cause cancer. And I am scared because I have a 2 year old that I often feed her Gerber microwave meals that come in the plastic bowls and dinner trays. And I heard that microwaving food in plastic is also linked to cancer. Does anyone know any information about this?
Perhaps. The thing to be aware of is that using plastic containers and wraps that are not designated "Microwave Safe" can cause potentially harmful toxins to be passed on.
Some plastics (wrappings included), for instance, are more prone to the effect of "migration". whereby some additives used in plastics are more likely to migrate to foods more than others. The main concern in the past has been in connection with plasticisers which are used to improve the flexibility of some packaging materials. As the tendency for plasticisers to migrate increases at higher temperatures, only those plastics specifically designed for oven use are suitable for cooking. Migration of these plastic polymers and plasticisers into our food is highly toxic and many of the componds used in the production of plastic are known carcenoginics.
To reduce any possible risk one should;
* Use only microwave-safe utensils.
* While some packaging films may be labelled 'microwave-safe' care should be taken to avoid direct contact with the food when using them to cover containers or to reheat dinners on plates.
* As migration is more likely to occur into hot fatty foods, glass containers are a suitable choice for heating these products.
As yet there are no standards for claims such as "microwave safe"; if you are in doubt as to the safety of such materials contact the manufacturer or use a ceramic/glass alternative.
A bit more information on the concerns may be found on the following CSIRO site.
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