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		CorrectHorseBat on Aug 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Study finds link between 'forever chemicals' in co... Would it not be better to switch to glass? Isn't tetrapak lined with plastic too?

elil17 on Aug 12, 2022 [–]

Glass packaged tuna and tomatoes are very expensive compared to tetrapaks. They are lined with plastic but it doesn’t use hardening agents as I understand.

CorrectHorseBat on Aug 13, 2022 | [–]

Is there any technical reason why cans use BPA and Tetrapak not?

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