WHEN my family and I have dined out - be it in a foodcourt or a
restaurant - we have noticed plastic utensils are widely used.
Sometimes, plastic containers are used to cook food.
On one occasion, the food handler told us he cooked eggs in a
microwave oven in a plastic container first before transferring
them to a warmer.
Recent studies have shown that bisphenol-A (BPA), which is used
primarily to make plastics, has physiological effects on humans
similar to those produced by oestrogen, and this may be harmful,
especially to babies. Another large study has linked BPA to
diabetes and heart disease in adults.
Is the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority re-evaluating the use
of plastic, especially in cooking?
Kuan Weng Chi
