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What Are The Repercussions Of The Accidental Ingestion Of Polyethylene Material?

Posted on Mon, 6 Jul 2015

Question: cooked pork with melted cling wrap from micro thought i got all before cooking then ate now have film on throat and tongue is it toxic and will it stay on the throw and tongue ,cling wrap made of polyethylene

Answered by Dr. Vivek Chail (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Intake of small amount of pork cooked in cling wrap not a serious concern

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.

I have read through your query in detail.
Please find my observations below.

1. The material polyethelene is inert and only a small amount of it has been ingest by you accidentally.

2. The small amount of molten cling wrap is not a serious concern. There has been no significant change due to microwave cooking that is a cause of danger to your health.

3. If swallowed, it will not stay on your throat or tongue and will pass forward with the food material and get excreted out of the system in a day as feces. Cling wrap is not digestible.

Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.

Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.

Regards,
Dr.Vivek

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar