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Is it safe to drink bottled water that was left in a car?
That depends on whether the water is the original water which came in the sealed bottle, how long its been in there, how hot it has become and how many times it's been heated. If you left it overnight and it didn't heat up, it's probably OK. If it's been in a hot closed up car all day, pitch it. Another mistake is to reuse the bottle, adding tap water repeatedly and never washing the bottle, allowing germs to grow and grow. Don't do it.
Can plastic water bottles be dangerous to my health?
Chemicals, called phthalates, can leak into the water inside the bottles afsfter several weeks. These chemicals have been known to alterhormone levels. There are standards for the amount of phthalates that can be present , but there are no legal limits that can be enforced.Just better to drink filtered tap water in my humble opinion.
Milk freezing
I know many large family's that have been freezing milk for years,
it looks a bit strange as it defrosts but this is only due to the cream separating during the freezing process some of the family's will purchase a dozen two liter bottles or more at a time then freeze most of them for later use. I have even seen it where the wife will buy a dozen two liter bottles then the husband gets home and will pull another dozen out of his car and even then I have never know any milk to go to waste in the households, that is of course unless a careless act results in a spill however even then the family dog would get to do the cleanup and with pleasure.the trick is to remember to take the frozen milk out early in the afternoon the day prior to it being required as most times in large households the morning is a busy time and milk gets used for breakfast cereals, glasses of milk coffees etc. another thing is to ensure the milk is given a real good shake so as to mix the butter fats properly with the rest of the fluid. I would not hesitate to do it in my household if I had a larger family. However I am a single guy but have on occasion bought milk forgetting that I had already bought milk prior so have frozen it myself. besides which a thick shake is just that frozen milk. Hope this has been of some help??
Is the legal drinking age being raised to 25
It is being spoken about however I think this is just talk, as the industry relies on young people that drink. Also the amount of taxes the government receives will more than likely play a major part in any decision made about the drinking age being raised.
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