Blumberg suggests it's best to just stick to heating your food in anything but plastic. Now, quick aside, BPA-free plastic containers aren't the answer because research suggests that BPS and BPF ...

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The number is inside the triangular recycling mark. 1, 2, 4 or 5 means the plastic is BPA free. They quite often say BPA free on them. A 3 or a 7 means that the plastic may contain BPA.