Why you should never heat plastic

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]Is it true that microwave-safe just [music] means that the plastic won't melt in the microwave, but it's >> You never never put plastic in a microwave. So, here's the story. The BPA, phthalates, plasticizers are added to the plastic, but they're not chemically bound to it, okay? So, if you put anything in a container that has these chemicals in it, they will >> [music] >> and then put it in a hot environment, they will come out of the plastic and go into the food. So, if you in a microwave or you put your bottle in the car [music] and the sun comes in and warms up the bottle and then the stuff goes into your water. You don't want to mix these chemicals and your food, but if you do, the worst thing is to do it in a heated environment.