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Stainless Steel Lunch Containers Hit Market for a Safe Alternative to Plastic
Seeing Void in the Market, Mom Manufactures Healthy Stainless Steel Sandwich and Snack Containers
January 1, 2009 ‒ Palo Alto, CA ‒ LunchBots today announced the availability of its stainless steel sandwich and snack containers. Aimed at parents who desire an environmentally friendly alternative to disposable containers, LunchBots go a step further and eliminate all plastics from its containers. On the heels of the popularity of stainless steel water bottles, LunchBots believes its premium grade stainless steel containers make the healthiest choice for packing kids' lunches.
Plastic is all around us. Yet, the safety of plastic for food storage has come under growing scrutiny in the last few years. Plastic additives such as adipates and phthalates are often added to brittle plastics like polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to make them pliable enough for use in food packaging and other items. Traces of these chemicals can leach out of the plastic when it comes into contact with food. Out of these concerns, the European Union has banned the use of DEHP (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate), the most widely used plasticizer in PVC. The Canadian government has banned bisphenol-a, or BPA., a toxic chemical. Even polycarbonate clear plastics are suspected of leaching harmful chemicals into water or food stored in them.
"I scoured the market in search of healthy containers for my kids' lunches, and could not find anything other than toxic plastic containers." said Jacqueline Linder, Founder of LunchBots. "I decided to manufacture LunchBots - a safe and environmentally friendly alternative to plastic containers. Why subject our children to poisons we can easily avoid?"
LunchBots are available online at www.lunchbots.com and at leading healthy food merchants.
