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Fewer chemicalsSome sandwich bags tested positive for a PFAS marker in a consumer group’s lab tests. A beeswax wrap folds round a sandwich, buttons shut, and lasts up to a year with care.
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Bee's Wrap Beeswax Sandwich Wrap
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Organic cotton coated in beeswax, organic plant oil and tree resin, closed with a string and wooden button. Rinse it in cool water with mild soap and reuse it for up to a year with care.
Organic fluorine is a screening marker, not proof of a particular PFAS. Results varied by brand, and the tests weren’t peer-reviewed. Plastic bags are also used once and thrown away. Never microwave food in a plastic bag.
General information, not medical advice. Ask your doctor, especially if you’re pregnant, nursing or have a health condition.
It costs more up front than a box of bags, and it’s a wrap, not a sealed bag. Not for raw meat or fish, hot food or the microwave, and not vegan. Freezing or leftovers? Use glass containers.
Bee's Wrap Beeswax Sandwich Wrap: One wrap does up to a year of sandwiches, with care.
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Acidic foods like tomato or lemon pull aluminum out of foil. For leftovers, a beeswax wrap covers the bowl again and again. For the oven, use a glass dish with its own lid.
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