Can plastic wrap be put in the microwave oven?

It is a common practice for many people to wrap food with plastic wrap and heat it in the microwave oven. Food wrapped in plastic wrap will not lose water, and heated food tastes better. However, this will increase the risk of toxin dissolution of plastic wrap and affect people's health.

At present, the plastic wrap sold on the market is divided into three categories. The first is polyethylene, referred to as PE, which is mainly used for food packaging; The second category is polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), which is mainly used to package some cooked food, ham and other products; The third type is called PVC, which can also be used for food packaging, but it has a certain impact on human safety. Among the three kinds of plastic wrap, PE and PVDC are safe to human body and can be used safely. PVC plastic wrap is harmful to human body, carcinogenic, and easy to cause endocrine and hormonal disorders, so do not use this plastic wrap to wrap food for heating.