Unbleached Kitchen Supplies
December 3, 2009
If You Care is a unique line of unbleached kitchen supplies including coffee filters, cupcake baking cups, parchment paper, waxed paper, and cheesecloth. Why should you care?
The most common method of bleaching these products is to use chlorine. During the bleaching process, dioxin is released into the environment and is considered a carcinogen. According to the EPA, dioxins can alter the fundamental growth and development of cells in ways that have the potential to lead to many kinds of impacts. These include, for example, adverse effects upon reproduction and development; suppression of the immune system; chloracne (a severe acne-like condition that sometimes persists for many years); and cancer.
EPA estimates that most dioxin exposure occurs through the diet, with over 95% of dioxin intake for a typical person coming through dietary intake of animal fats. Small amounts of exposure occur from breathing air containing trace amounts of dioxin on particles and in vapor form, from inadvertent ingestion of soil containing dioxin, and from absorption through the skin contacting air, soil, or water containing minute levels. These processes result in widespread, low-level exposure of the general population to dioxins.
If You Care also carries 100% recycled aluminum foil. Check it out – I’ve been using the foil for about a year and it works great. I know it’s more expensive than some of the conventional brands but I really don’t use that much foil, maybe 1 or 2 boxes per year. We store most of our foods in plastic, glass or other reusable storage containers. If you can’t find the If You Care line, Reynolds now makes a recycled aluminum foil that I’m sure you can find in your local grocery store.
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