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Re:Plastic-based fuels may present an “unreasonable risk” to... by jessekv on Monday February 27, 2023 @11:43AM (#34958587)
In South East Asia, you can buy a lot of different prepared foods in banana, lotus, or bamboo leaf wrappings. Additionally, corn husks are used for wrapping tamales in Mexico. I wish I knew what the equivalent would have been in Europe. I would love to see traditional packaging getting popular in supermarkets around the world.
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Re:Plastic-based fuels may present an “unreasonable risk” to... by pixl97 on Monday February 27, 2023 @12:58PM (#34959692)
Risk adversity in the US will pretty much never allow this to happen. The moment one of those leaves has listeria or something like that on it, they'll be back in sterile plastic wrap.
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Re:Plastic-based fuels may present an “unreasonable risk” to... by jessekv on Monday February 27, 2023 @02:28PM (#34960771)
You're probably right. Its related to the question of whether to wash eggs or not.
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Re:Plastic-based fuels may present an “unreasonable risk” to... by Retric on Monday February 27, 2023 @01:01PM (#34959726)
Lack of an air barrier is a huge limitation on shelf life. It’s not an issue for prepared foods you are about to eat but it is most things you’re buying at a grocery store.
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Re:Plastic-based fuels may present an “unreasonable risk” to... by jessekv on Monday February 27, 2023 @03:05PM (#34961182)
It's not an issue for the fruits, vegetables, eggs, grains, "cured" meats, or many cheeses that I buy at the grocery store.

Relying on natural barriers to keep things from breaking down does limit shelf life, but its not a foreign concept to shoppers or grocery stores.

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Re:Plastic-based fuels may present an “unreasonable risk” to... by Retric on Monday February 27, 2023 @03:30PM (#34961484)
I’ve gotten all of those without them being wrapped in plastic. It’s not an environmental issue just a cost cutting one.
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