At home, people use aluminum foil for food storage, to cover baking surfaces and to wrap foods, such as meats, to prevent them from losing moisture while cooking.
People may also use aluminum foil to wrap and protect more delicate foods, like vegetables, when grilling them.
Lastly, it can be used to line grill trays to keep things tidy and for scrubbing pans or grill grates to remove stubborn stains and residue.
Cooking With Aluminum Foil May Increase the Aluminum Content of Foods
Most of your aluminum intake comes from food.
However, studies show that aluminum foil, cooking utensils and containers can leach aluminum into your food.
This means that cooking with Household Aluminum Foil may increase the aluminum content of your diet. The amount of aluminum that passes into your food when cooking with aluminum foil is affected by a number of things, such as:
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Temperature: Cooking at higher temperatures
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Foods: Cooking with acidic foods, such as tomatoes, cabbage and rhubarb
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Certain ingredients: Using salts and spices in your cooking
However, the amount that permeates your food when cooking can vary.
For example, one study found that cooking red meat in aluminum foil could increase its aluminum content by between 89% and 378%.
Such studies have caused concern that the regular use of aluminum foil in cooking could be harmful to your health. However, there is currently no strong evidence linking the use of aluminum foil with an increased risk of disease.
What Is Blister Packaging?
PVC Blister packaging is widely used across the pharmaceutical industry as a unit-dose packaging solution that helps people take the correct amount of medication at the right time.
Blister packaging is made using several types of rugged polymers, including:
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Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
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Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
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Polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC)
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Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE)
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Cyclic olefin polymers (COP)
Blister packaging is manufactured from a plastic sheet that is thermoformed to create cups or blisters that hold a product in place. The packaging typically has a paperboard backing or a lidding seal of aluminum foil or plastic film.
Blister packs provide a safe, secure way to ship medicines and small consumer items, offering additional protection when goods are transported inside custom cardboard boxes. Each type of material used to create blister packaging offers something different.