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[Market-farming] FW: Cellophane bags, question re cardboard, and thanks re printer info.
- From: "Karen Sutherland" <ksutherland AT hampshire.edu>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] FW: Cellophane bags, question re cardboard, and thanks re printer info.
- Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 13:31:17 -0400
Greetings all,
I thought you might be interested in the following information I got from pak-sel re health/plasticizer issues with their bags.
Also, I am wondering if anyone knows any negatives re using cardboard as a barrier/mulch in an organic operation.
My overdue thanks to the kind folks who shared the information about 4 (?) months ago about their printers. Following their advice I bought an Epson Stylus C-84 and just love it (and the price -- $79 at Staples after rebate). Best of all, we had a rainy market day Saturday and while the ink on the old tags ran as usual, the new ones printed on the Epson stayed beautiful.
All best wishes,
Karen
Roots Farm Organic Produce Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs Cockrane, Dominica -----Original Message-----
Karen,
The plasticizers that you are referring to are phthalates that are in PVC. None of our softening agents are phthalates and are not estrogen mimickers. They are mainly based on glycols. Hope this helps.
Please let me know if you would like a sample of our material for testing with your produce.
Marc Andresen Pak-Sel, Inc. 7205 SE Johnson Creek Blvd. Portland, OR 97206 (800) 635-2247 Fax (503) 771-9413
-----Original Message-----
Please advise if the plasticizing chemicals used with your cellophane bags are the same and/or as problematic as the ones used with plastic bags, e.g., do they have estrogenic properties? do they migrate as easily from the cellophane as they do from plastic into food stored within? what happens to them when the bag breaks down?
Thank you.
Karen Sutherland
Roots Farm Organic Produce Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs Cockrane, Dominica
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- [Market-farming] FW: Cellophane bags, question re cardboard, and thanks re printer info., Karen Sutherland, 06/30/2004
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