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I didn't know Saran Wrap had changed. Why did they get rid of the original?
by unsupp0rted 4y ago
I didn't know Saran Wrap had changed. Why did they get rid of the original?
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- mikewarot 4y agoAccording to this[1], it changed in 2004 (in the US) More info about Saran wrap[2]. It's effectively 3000x more permeable to Oxygen that the old version. [1] https://uspackagingandwrapping.com/plastic-wrap-101.html#:~:text=The%20original%20plastic%20wrap%20that,alternatives%20have%20become%20more%20popular https://uspackagingandwrapping.com/plastic-wrap-101.html#:~:.... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saran_(plastic) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saran_(plastic)
- wombatpm 4y agoThe Saran trade name was first owned by Dow Chemical for polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), along with other monomers. The formulation was changed to the less effective polyethylene in 2004 due to the chlorine content of PVDC.
- whiddershins 4y agowait, what? Chlorine isn't that bad a substance.