How are frozen dinners that are supposed to be heated up in their plastic containers, FDA approved?

Question

I was under the impression that all heated plastic releases cancer causing carcinogens, so why are companies able to sell products who’s instructed cooking method is harmful to people’s health?

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Answer 1

“Plastic” is a broad category of materials. Some are microwave safe and other aren’t but many people don’t know the safe ones exist and treat the no-plastic rule as all encompassing.

Some parties will acknowledge the safe plastics claim but argue there are no microwave safe plastics in reality. To me that has always felt more rooted in fear, ignorance, and naturalism than science.