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I was heating up a frozen baked potato in microwave on a plastic plate . as i was eating it i tasted a strange taste, i thought it was the butter but then i noticed a hole the the plate where the plastic had melted so i must have ate. will i be ok? x?
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A simple exposure via GI tract like this incident is less likely having long term consequence so you should be fine. In the future, you should pay attention to the kitchen utensils because some of them are not microwavable.
Answered 1/9/2023
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