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Safe Lunchboxes
posted by Annie B. Bond Aug 24, 2007 12:00 am
Sharron, MI asks:
Annie: I am flumoxed about lunchboxes. I really don't want my child to eat school lunches
that are less healthy than I can make, but I've read that lunchboxes can contaminate food with lead and plastics. Do you have safe lunchbox recommendations?
Making healthy lunches at home is a great idea, as is packing the food in the safest way. Care2's Green Living editor
Melissa Breyer has written a great article on lunchboxes as part of our
Easy Greening series. Read about the issues, recommendations, and reader contributions to the subject, here:
Lunchboxes: Easy Greening
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add your comment »I have come to the conclusion that the lead is not just in the paint and decoration but also in the plastic itself on many items. Further, it seems as if a majority of the testing is only being done with products marketed to and for children. For example, there is evidence that for the past three years there has been testing done on children's lunch boxes and bags. Three years ago this caught in the back of my brain. Last year, I paid specific attention and noted that specific, child sized and decored lunch containers were re-called but that the adult oriented equivalents from what appeared to be the same companies were not mentioned. Likewise, I seem to remember that inexpensive, enameled jewlery was recalled due to lead a couple of years back despite the fuss and cry that tween, teen, and adult jewlery was not expected to be chewed on and as a result should pose no objectionable harm. It looked no different than the toddler jewlery being recalled this week, nor the current jewlery not being questioned outside of the baby and toddler accessories department.
I can only say that this and what I've learned about our preventative and testing processes in the past couple of months has NOT resulted in much of my consumer confidence. It has been increasingly in my mind as I purchase, and even more so since the first Thomas recall of this year. I'm even starting to assess what I already own in plastic, painted, and glazed products.
My kid would be using a cloth sack.
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Hi Annie...thanks so much for all you share with us.
I am a Vegan...I love receiving your recipes, but sure would like it if you would be able to post some sumptuous Vegan recipes along with the other offerings.
Please, keep up the fantastic work!
Peace, Carol
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Dear Annie,
Am new in this site and would like to get friends,how do i go abt.
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Dear Annie,
Maybe you could do a story about organic clothing...like Organic Cotton/Bamboo/Hemp/Maize/Soy/Sugur Cane?
Perhaps your words can activate people 2 buy more ORGANIC clothes.
Thank you for your time,
Best regards
Klarabella
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I only want to say that Annie's is my FAVORITE site! So much useful, interesting information. THANK YOU!
kat
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