Something to consider: plastic liners in canned foods.

Posted by Mushroom_Tip@reddit | preppers | View on Reddit | 47 comments

Given all the news about microplastics found in the human body it's a good reminder that a lot of canned foods have plastic liners.

First, never eat old canned food even if it smells okay unless you're sure there was no plastic liner. BPA is particularly dangerous and studies have found that the longer canned foods sit around, the more plastic they absorb. BPAs were largely used between the 1960s and 2009. And even today a small subsection of canned foods still use BPAs.

This is especially true for canned foods made before 2010. If you find a can from 2004 and it smells just fine, that doesn't mean it's not going to harm your body. It has leeched a lot of plastic from the liner into the food. It's better to throw it away than save a dollar.

The good news is that BPA has largely been eliminated in canned foods. The bad news is that we don't really know if the alternatives being used are completely safe. It's entirely possible that these plastic alternatives also leech plastics into foods over time.

Please rotate your canned foods regularly. Don't let them sit around for years. And don't listen to anyone here who says if it smells okay and the can isn't bulging out, it's good!