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Can melted plastic harm foetus? im 14 weeks pregnant and only just noticed a melted milk cap on a baking tray in oven from a week ago, the oven has being on and off since meaning that the cap has remelted a few times....i have no symptoms

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Dr. Clarene Cress answered

No: If the fumes generated by the melting plastic were so minimal that you were unaware of the problem, it is unlikely that should be any harm.

Answered 9/22/2017

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A member asked:

Can melted plastic harm foetus? im 14 weeks pregnant and only just noticed a melted milk cap on a baking tray in oven from a week ago, the oven has being on and off since meaning that the cap has remelted a few times....i have no symptoms

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Clarene Cress answered

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