I ignored it first but found it useful when I read it.


1. No plastic containers in micro
2. No water bottles in freezer
3. No plastic wrap in microwave

*Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer
*Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic
*using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else.

i posted it here bcuz i have seen most of us heats eve feeding bottles in microwave.plz dunt Jaya replied. I have saved this from Hetal's post on microwave, also this is the link of the message. please everyone go through it --

1. Heating something in a microwave doesn't expose you to any significant radiation,,there is no proved facts that say tht its harmful for baby or during pregnancy...

2.if you fear ne leakage about the radiation,,thn do the test of leak..put your hand by the door and see if you feel ne air leaking out..otherway is put a piece of paper while closing the door in such a way that it is halfway in and halfway out..when the microwave is closed, and onn,try to pull it..if at all you can remove the paper with lil effort without tearing off,,your microwave needs to be replaced because its throwing out the radiation,,which is unsafe not only for the food that is cooked in but also for the person standing next to microwave !!!!

3.avoid using opaque plastic containers for heating,,use the clear plastic containers that have tough plastic and not the ones that gets soft while heating..i noticed gladware often softens when nething is simmered in it when put to microwave...steinshield,ziplocks are great plastics..go for such other brands that have hard,visible plastic..after a year of use,,throw them..rem plastic when exposed to high temperatures in longer run, reduces its quality.

4.whnever baby food is heated in microwave,,give it a good stir, and thn test the temperature by putting some food in your mouth,,if its unevenly heatedup,,,,add some room temperature water and good to go....avoid putting bottle directly in microwave,,instead keep one bottle only to heat the milk,,and use that only,,serve in other,,and stir or shake it well..dont shake the bottle of breastmilk a vigrous shake..bm is made of human living cells, a lil shake is enough !

5.make sure whatever vessel you use, has the instruction written \" safe to use in microwave\" ..

6.Don’t use the microwave oven for deep-frying, canning or heating the baby bottles. This is considered unsafe as the microwave oven do not have enough temperature controlss.go for the lowest time setting when it comes to heating baby food,,e.g.5sec,and onwards,,

7. never use plastic wraps/cooking foils/aluminium foils,inside the microwave..even though your model allows you to do so !!

8.follow the instructions given in the manual of the microwave,,for safety measures.

microwave safe or not depnds on type of food,vessels,cover and the ofcourse the usage in itself,,whether you are using it for boiling,,heating,warming,cooking,,frying,defrosting,and time of cooking !

http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=6614&table_name=dis_feeding

http(:)//engineering(.)tamu(.)edu/safety/guidelines/Tips_on_Safe_Microwave_Oven.pdf