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Microwaved a food in a plastic microwave safe container and the container cover changed shape, however i ate the food. am i gonna be okay?
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YES: the change was more likely than not due to pressure from the contents of the container and no contamination of the contents occurred ...hope this is helpful! Dr Z
Answered 12/9/2017
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