Could packaging leach under hot water?

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The discussion revolves around the potential for packaging materials, specifically those used in seasoning or sauce packets for cup noodles, to leach harmful substances or colors into food when exposed to hot boiling water. Participants explore the safety and regulations surrounding food-grade materials in packaging.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses concern about whether hot boiling water could cause seasoning or sauce packets to leach materials or lose printing color into the food.
  • Another participant asserts that anything packed with food must be food grade, implying a standard of safety.
  • A subsequent reply questions whether this standard is universally applied, suggesting that common sense dictates responsible sourcing of food-grade materials.
  • Further, a participant emphasizes that food safety standards are enforced by government authorities in many countries, implying a level of safety in those regions but also raises uncertainty about compliance in less regulated areas.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that food packaging should be food grade, but there is disagreement regarding the universality of this standard and the implications for safety in different regions.

Contextual Notes

There are assumptions about the definitions of food-grade materials and the enforcement of safety standards that remain unexamined. The discussion does not resolve the specific risks associated with leaching from packaging materials.

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I like cup noodles that come with convenient packets of seasoning or sauce. From time to time I forget to take away all packets before pouring hot boiling water into it.
In most cases those packets are printed with color and are made of kind of plastic or tin or something with metallic color, I am not sure what they are.

Could hot boiling water cause them to leach or lose the printing color into the food?

I believe that in most cases answer is negative, but I still want to have my paranoid solved.
 
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By definition anything packed in/with the food has to be food grade.
 
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russ_watters said:
By definition anything packed in/with the food has to be food grade.
Did you mean any responsible source will use food grade materials for everything with food by common sense?
 
kenny1999 said:
Did you mean any responsible source will use food grade materials for everything with food by common sense?
I don't know where you live, but I'd say any source that is allowed to sell food in any place under a responsible government authority is required to adhere to food safety standards. So if you're in the US or France or Brazil, you're probably good. If you're in Zimbabwe, maybe not.
 
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