FYI, that is generally speaking a safe protocol. Couple of notes. Fungi and bacteria are the first lifeforms discovered to eat plastic. They both use a technique of creating biofilms on and in things to establish colonies; even bacterial and fungi that donβt eat plastic will burrow into it. Visual inspection is not generally good enough to preclude fungal βrootsβ in plastic. Though if the plastic has separated (forming like a bubble or a peeling away film) then microbials have almost certainly established βrootsβ in the material. The metabolism of microorganisms denatures plastic even if they donβt eat it; this produces toxic biproducts similar to burning plastic. If something has grown in the tupperwear from it being left along in the wet and the dark with a growth medium for who knows how long then opening it is a bad idea. That will almost certainly aerosolize spores or bacteria that have had long enough time and sufficiently isolated conditions to evolve their own special adaptations. βCleaningβ and reusing the tupperwear is ill-advised in that case as youβd need a lab to guarentee the plastic isnβt compromised and playing host to some nasty biofilm that is resilient against typical cleaning practices, and the plastic itself likely is coming apart in a way that will perpetuate toxicityβlow grade at bestβ even if you did manage to santize the surfaces. Best case scenario, youβre eating microplastic and the tupperwear is shedding as it breaks down over years. It ainβt worth it.
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