Question from chorvath24
We have a 1 month old, and I wanted to purchase a new fridge and found a great deal on a floor model. Would this be safe to have in the house and use knowing what we know about plastics and off gases? I think this would be a better option because it was out of its packaging and opened and closed often as it is a floor model. We would be storing breast milk in there and we would like to know if its safe.
Thanks
Debra’s Answer
Floor models will be more outgassed than refrigerators right out of the box, however, I can’t tell you if it is “safe” because different manufacturers use different materials and they all take different amounts of time to outgas.
I think if you are storing your breast milk in glass, it would be unlikely plastic emissions from the interior of the refrigerator would get into the milk if the bottle were well sealed.
