How to discern the quality of disposable tableware when dining out? Recently, the International Food Packaging Association conducted a random inspection on China's disposable plastic tableware and disposable paper tableware, and the sampling qualified rate was 64.5%. In real life, we see disposable tableware everywhere. How can we discern the advantages and disadvantages of disposable tableware?



How can plastic lunch boxes be confused with real ones



Inferior disposable plastic lunch boxes are popular in some small restaurants because they are cheap and can be bought for a few cents. For example, in the production of inferior lunch boxes, a large number of toxic and harmful materials such as industrial grade calcium carbonate, talc powder and paraffin are generally added, which poses a direct threat to the health of users.



The environmental friendly plastic lunch box is soft to touch, and will break when it is gently torn. It is pungent and choking to the eyes when it is smelled, and it is easy to leak in case of heat deformation; Fake pulp lunch boxes have poor strength, dark color and serious oil and water seepage; There is no factory name, trademark or production date on the packing box and lunch box; The fake lunch box is heavier than the qualified product, and it is easy to sink after being torn up in water (the proportion of qualified product is less than 1, so it will not sink); The price is cheap, generally less than 0.10 yuan, while the price of real environmentally friendly lunch boxes is more than 0.13 yuan.



The convenience chopsticks are too white and need to be vigilant



Many people think that disposable chopsticks are more hygienic and safe when eating out. But some small workshops use inferior wood in order to reduce costs. In order to "whiten" chopsticks, some criminals will fumigate and bleach with sulfur. When eating with this kind of chopsticks, the residual sulfur dioxide enters the body.



How to prevent "poisoning"? After getting disposable chopsticks, it depends on whether the name, trademark and contact information of the manufacturer are printed on the package; Those disposable chopsticks that are too white are not credible; You can also smell the smell of chopsticks. If there is sour sulfur smell, you'd better not use it. Do not immerse chopsticks in hot soup or porridge for a long time during meals, because this will accelerate the decomposition of sulfur dioxide. The surface of chopsticks can be cleaned with cold water to reduce residual sulfur dioxide.



Colorful straws are not necessarily safe



When drinking drinks, we should pay attention to that many straws are made of waste plastic, which is harmful to the liver and kidney.



In order to cover up the mottled straw made of waste plastic, some unscrupulous businesses will dye the straw. The brighter the color, the greater the potential safety hazard. Experts remind that the color straw is best not to use. Its raw materials do not rule out the possibility of using industrial plastics or even waste plastics for reuse. Three steps can be followed to identify the problem straw: first, look at the information on the production packaging bag, production date, shelf life, production license and number (QS identification). Distinguish colors again. Try not to buy colorful ones, and pay special attention to those with dark colors. Finally, before the straw touches the beverage, smell whether there is a pungent smell. If there is a smell, it must be the problem straw.



Ingenious identification of disposable paper cups



The advantages and disadvantages of disposable paper cups can be identified by "one look, two smell and three touch".



Look: in addition to the name, address and production date of the manufacturer on the package, you should also look at the light. If there is blue light or impurities, you'd better not buy it;



Smell: whether there is pungent smell;



Touch: it feels very soft, which may be inferior products.



Tip: when using a disposable paper cup, it's best to scald it with boiling water first to let the harmful substances in the paper cup volatilize fully.