Ultra-thin plastic bags became lunch box substitutes

Although the "plastic limit order" has been implemented for many years, the use of ultra-thin plastic bags is still very high in farmers' markets and food and beverage establishments in Xining City. Even more disturbing is that in many small and medium sized food and beverage establishments, ultra-thin plastic bags have become a substitute for lunch boxes. Restaurant operators packed hot food into ultra-thin plastic bags, allowing many customers to bring home. As everyone knows, when a plastic bag meets a high temperature, it will release toxic substances. The long-term consumption of high-temperature foods packed in plastic bags will endanger health.

Recently, the reporter found that ultra-thin plastic bags are commonly used in small and medium-sized restaurants. Restaurant operators use ultra-thin plastic bags as a substitute for lunch boxes for customers who need to pack. In the morning, in some small restaurants, operators put very hot soy milk in plastic bags, or put hot buns, fritters, etc. in plastic bags and hand them away. In individual breakfast shops, the operators put plastic bags on porcelain bowls, filled hot foods such as soy milk and bean curd, and handed them to the students and their parents. Many operators of food and beverage outlets are almost used to using plastic bags to hold fresh hotpots, rice noodles, dumplings, and noodles. They are handed over to customers who are ready to take home or eat. The customer saw that the operator picked up hot food from a hot pot and put it in a plastic bag, but he often took the plastic bag from the operator's hand and left. The reporter learned from relevant experts that plastic bags will release toxic substances when they encounter high temperatures. When the temperature generally exceeds 70°C, toxic components in the plastic bag will seep out, contaminating the food. The long-term consumption of such foods will cause harm to the human body.