"sandra" > wrote in message
om...
> I just had the Tupperware lady tell me that Gladware and Rubbermaid
> containers
> are toxic for storing food because they are made out recycled plastic.
> I only use these containers for freezing. I do not heat food in them.
> Now I am concerned. Any opinions or am I just being psyched by the
> tupperware lady?
> sandra

Consider the source. Did she have an interest in selling you expensive
plastic containers? Would you seek out this person if you had a question
about chemistry or toxicology. A quick google search found this discussion
that said that Gladware was safe:
http://www.seventhgeneration.com/page.asp?id=1413

There is growing evidence that chemicals from plastics are causing
disruption to ecosystems. Apparently some compounds like gylcidyl-A that
can leach from plastics mimics estrogen.