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Should i be worried about using the same milk cartons that other gluten eater use?


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40 minutes ago, Voltage said:

Should i be worried about using the same milk cartons that other gluten eater use?

Do you mean getting cross contamination from handling them? If so, then I wouldn't worry - the amount of gluten transferred would be minuscule. The general medical consensus is that most people with coeliac disease can tolerate up to 10 mg of gluten per day without reacting. The is equivalent to a piece of bread the size of a small pea. You won't ingest more than this just by handling a milk carton. Risky practices are things like shared chopping boards, work surfaces, toasters and cooking pans. Apart from not sharing a toaster or chopping board, just wiping down surfaces and making sure everything is clean is enough.

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Do your roommates drink it straight from the carton? Hopefully not! Of course one could create a chain of unlikely events that could lead to contamination, but you have to ask yourself how likely would this be to actually happen (I am imagining a roommate eating regular macaroni and cheese and drinking straight out of the carton the entire time). 

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On 3/30/2023 at 7:57 PM, Scott Adams said:

Do your roommates drink it straight from the carton? Hopefully not! Of course one could create a chain of unlikely events that could lead to contamination, but you have to ask yourself how likely would this be to actually happen (I am imagining a roommate eating regular macaroni and cheese and drinking straight out of the carton the entire time). 

What if as they are pouring the milk on their cereal the carton touches the cereal. 

Scott Adams Grand Master

I don't believe this would create a major contamination issue, and it seems like any contamination would end up on the outside of the carton, where it could be seen. So I guess if you are worried about this perhaps wipe off the carton before you pour any milk from it.

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