Newspaper wrapping
 

Just bought some tripe for my dinner , made me think. Why fish and chips can no longer be wrapped in newspaper , yet tripe can.Admmited the tripe was in plastic bag but then fish and chips were in greaseproof paper. Any one any ideas.

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If I recall correctly the change was made due to health & safety, or something to do with concerns about ink contaminating the food..

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Do you know what goes onto the paper when printing newspapers?

If you did you would not want anything you plan to eat wrapped in one.

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Fish n Chips were always wrapped in newspaper back in the day, never seemed to harm people, But in todays namby pamby society its not allowed.:rolleyes:

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Things are too clynical now.Kids are not allowed to mingle with germs

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That's exactly why they become sick a lot easier than when we were kids Frank, A bit of dirt never hurt anybody:rolleyes:

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I agree, exposure to germs builds up your immune system.

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Ya Let them eat dirt, not sure I've got that one right:confused:

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We eat enough crap nowadays with all the additives in our food

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The chips and fish were always put onto paper before being wrapped in newspaper...the newspapaer was just used to insulate the food...to stop it going cold on the way home........so the food didn't come into contact with the ink.
As others have said, many of us, over the years have eaten foods that were wrapped in this way and have come to no harm.

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It wasn't a night out in our day Margaret, if you didn't call in the chippy (no kebab shops or curry houses in those days) on the way home, for a ton of chips and a battered whale :D

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Its not just the ink, its the water solution used in the printing process as well

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Am I bovvered ? :D

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My late father in law's favourite saying was
'You've only so much dirt to eat afore you die'
Mainly after he'd picked his butty up of the workshop floor!

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Or you've gotta eat a peck o' dirt before you die.