Speaking to Viral, Fátima Poças, professor at the Faculty of Biotechnology at the Universidade Católica, adds that “all materials have their dangers and risks and there are rules to make them safe”.
Therefore, when choosing or using an aluminum pan or any other utensil that will come into contact with food, there are some precautions to be taken.
The main thing is to choose utensils that are certified, containing the sign of safe material for food (the symbol of the cup and fork).
In plastic materials, this sign “is placed on the article itself”, but “in metal articles, it is usually on the label”, points out the specialist.
In addition, adds the researcher, consumers must use the pans following the indications and “the rules that are placed on the packaging or on the label”.
To avoid the migration of aluminum to food, Fátima Poças recommends not using acidic foods, “like lemon or vinegar”, in pans made with this material.
