In article ,
	"TheScullster"  writes:
> Hi all
> Just a daft question on the subject of cling film.
> Has anyone noticed it getting thinner lately?
> There was a time when, no matter what brand you got, it would pull off the 
> roll fairly reliably.
> Now, all brands seem more inclined to tear away from the roll ends which is 
> maddening when you are getting the sarnies ready last minute to head out the 
> door.  The film itself does actually feel thinner.
> Does anyone have recommendation for more rhobust product?

I think the non-microwave-safe variety has vanished from the scene.
That was more stretchable and less likely to tear. It could leach
plasticisers into food, when in contact with oils and fats in
particular, and that maybe why it's gone.

-- 
Andrew Gabriel
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
> In article ,
> 	"TheScullster"  writes:
>> Hi all
>> Just a daft question on the subject of cling film.
>> Has anyone noticed it getting thinner lately?
>> There was a time when, no matter what brand you got, it would pull off the 
>> roll fairly reliably.
>> Now, all brands seem more inclined to tear away from the roll ends which is 
>> maddening when you are getting the sarnies ready last minute to head out the 
>> door.  The film itself does actually feel thinner.
>> Does anyone have recommendation for more rhobust product?
> 
> I think the non-microwave-safe variety has vanished from the scene.
> That was more stretchable and less likely to tear. It could leach
> plasticisers into food, when in contact with oils and fats in
> particular, and that maybe why it's gone.

Yes, IIRC there was a scare about that, about 15 years ago?

David

On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:43:41 +0100, Lobster
 wrote:

>Andrew Gabriel wrote:
>> In article ,
>> 	"TheScullster"  writes:
>>> Hi all
>>> Just a daft question on the subject of cling film.
>>> Has anyone noticed it getting thinner lately?
>>> There was a time when, no matter what brand you got, it would pull off the 
>>> roll fairly reliably.
>>> Now, all brands seem more inclined to tear away from the roll ends which is 
>>> maddening when you are getting the sarnies ready last minute to head out the 
>>> door.  The film itself does actually feel thinner.
>>> Does anyone have recommendation for more rhobust product?
>> 
>> I think the non-microwave-safe variety has vanished from the scene.
>> That was more stretchable and less likely to tear. It could leach
>> plasticisers into food, when in contact with oils and fats in
>> particular, and that maybe why it's gone.
>
>Yes, IIRC there was a scare about that, about 15 years ago?
>

It's not gone away viz. newsnight a couple of nights ago. Wrt plastic
bottles and food containers, packaging and labels.

Derek