Danger from Reynolds Oven Bags?/Response from Reynolds < Prev Next > Posted By: kristineallgood Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:15 pm | Options I got this in my e-mail from a friend...scary huh?! A fellow club member brought in a box of the new Reynolds cooking bags for the oven yesterday. They are aluminum and plastic and made to go up to 450 degrees. She used 2 at 375 degrees for 40 minutes and after 30 minutes she came back in the room to find her Amazon pumping for air and its eyes severely burnt. He would have been dead in another 10 minutes. A metallic odor filled the house as well. Several other Amazons suffered eye irritations. She did call and report it to the company. Please post this where ever you think you may save birds lives. GROUP OWNER NOTE: I first heard of this story online in 1998. It was word for word what is written above or nearly word for word. There was talk that it might be a hoax, but I could not remember if it was proven to be legit or not, so searched on google and e-mailed Reynolds Consumer Products before approving this message. I could not find a definitive answer from google, but I did get the following response from Reynolds Consumer Response: Dear Michael: Thank you for your inquiry regarding Reynolds® Oven Bags and Reynolds® Hot Bags® Foil Bags. Heat-resistant nylon resin is used in the manufacture of Reynolds Oven Bags and ties. This resin is in compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations, which govern the use of plastics in oven cooking. Regulations permitting such use have been in existence since the product was first introduced over 30 years ago. We are aware of some reports that products containing Teflon (PTFE) or related fluorochemicals when heated may release chemicals that are toxic to birds. Our oven bags do not contain PTFE or related fluorochemicals. Reynolds Hot Bags foil bags are 98.5% aluminum. The balance is primarily iron and silicon. These are added to give the strength and puncture resistance obtained only in the alloy used in Reynolds household foil. Reynolds Hot Bags foil bags contain no recycled material and comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements for direct contact with food. We know of no hazards to birds or other animals that would occur during normal use of Reynolds Hot Bags foil bags or Reynolds Oven Bags. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance. Mary Kathryn, Reynolds Consumer Response ContactUs@... Ref # 604818 < Prev Next >
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