Plastic Wrap on Hot Food

Cling film touching warm, fatty food.

54Moderate burden · out of 100

Cleaner swapLet food cool; use a plate or beeswax wrap

How this score is built

What each input rests on

The three ratings behind the score, and the studies each rests on
Input	Rating	Evidence
Chemical hazard	4/10	unsourced input
Everyday exposure	5/10	Cheese wrapped in a 'low migration' PVC cling film plasticised with DEHA held 45 mg DEHA/kg after 2 hours at 5 °C and 150 mg/kg after 10 days; the authors conclude intakes may approach or exceed the tolerable daily intake of 0.3 mg/kg body weight. PVC cling film in contact with cheese: health aspects related to global migration and specific migration of DEHA · Food Addit Contam 1995 DOI 10.1080/02652039509374299 · PMID 7781821 · Abstract · read 2026-10-26
Persistence	4/10	unsourced input

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What this means for you

Plasticizers migrate readily into hot, fatty foods. Cool food before covering, or use a lid instead of film.

Evidence strength: moderate

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