The working world of the city and the custom of save food leftovers inside Mexican refrigerators. It has forced consumers to resort to the use of Tupperware. However, MISUSE can deteriorate long-term health.
So we tell you next 5 things you should NOT do with Tupperware if you want to keep your health.
5 things you should NOT do with Tupperware if you want to keep your health
1. The problem of plastics and heat
According to experts, in La Vanguardia, Tupperware must always be microwaveable, something that we can know by looking at the symbols on the packaging itself. If we choose this type of container, we make sure that avoid the risk that some particles of the container material come off when we heat it. And they act in our body by interfering with the endocrine system, the body believes that they are its own hormones and other functions.
The bisphenol A (BPA) is one of those chemical substances used in various containers that are associated with a higher risk of suffering obesity, diabetes, hyperactivity and even cancer, its effects being potentially more serious in the case of pregnant women.
The debate about its use is extremely current, and even experts and conservationists call for its total withdrawal. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is currently reassessing its risks and has proposed a drastic reduction in intake compared to 2015 data: From 4 micrograms per kg of body weight to 0.04 nanograms.
The container can release harmful particles if it is not suitable for microwaving
2. Mix cooked dishes with raw foods
in the tupperware we should never mix raw food with cookednor, for example, unwashed fruit or vegetables with cooked food. The goal is to prevent it from happening cross contamination and therefore that the pathogens of the raw ones pass to the one that is cooked, or that their reproduction is accelerated by the heat.
Let us remember that the cross contamination It is one of the most common causes of food poisoning. Therefore, the cross contamination It can also produce effects similar to those of an additional gastroenteritis (diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, etc, etc).Jan 6, 2022
3. Attention with the egg
Egg preparations, especially if raw or undercooked, have a minimum retention period, of a day. If it is well cooked we can keep it a little longer but it is always better to consume it as soon as possible. We should never carry in a Tupperware raw or undercooked foods or made from raw egg, even less if they are not going to be refrigerated correctly.
4. Attention to risk temperature (and transport)
When faced with a finished cooking preparation, it must be borne in mind that theat maximum growth temperature of pathogens “is between 10 and 65 degrees C. Therefore, cooked food should not be left at room temperature for a long time.
Nor should we put them very hot in the refrigerator to prevent it from affecting the motor of the appliance and also affecting the food that surrounds it.
How many days is it safe to store leftovers in the fridge?
The number of days that you can store leftovers in the fridgeIt will depend above all on the food in particular, since raw fish does not last as long as a boiled egg.
Here a list:
- Raw ground beef, raw chicken: 1-2 DAYS
- Raw meat (species other than chicken): 3-5 DAYS
- VISCERA: 1-2 DAYS
- MEAT BROTH: 1-2 DAYS
- COOKED MEAT: 3-4 DAYS
- STEWS WITH MEAT: 1-2 DAYS
- DISHES WITH STUFFED MEAT OR WITH SAUCE: 1 DAY
- RAW FISH AND SEAFOOD: 1-2 DAYS
- COOKED FISH: 3-4 DAYS
- OPEN CANNED FISH: 3-4 DAYS
- RAW EGGS IN SHELL: 4 WEEKS AFTER LAYING
- PREPARATIONS WITH RAW EGG: DO NOT STORE
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