When I was young, my mother forbids me and my siblings to eat cup noodle straight from the container. Instead we had to dump the content to a bowl. The instruc

When I was young, my mother forbids me and my siblings to eat cup noodle straight from the container. Instead we had to dump the content to a bowl. The instruction is to add boiling water to the plastic cup. I reasoned that must be safe, and she had to "get over" her fear of plastic. Now that I'm aware of xenoestrogen, I'm thankful for her fear of "new" stuff.