Ok. When you buy tupperware, or ziplock containers or whatnot at the store, you always wash them before use. Same with cups, dishes, silverware, etc etc etc.

So why do we not wash restaurant plasticware before using? To-go boxes (plastic not styro)? Keg cups? Surely they are manufactured in a similar facility and yet our salad or whatever we get to-go is sitting right in there.

I'm not a clean freak; I was just wondering if plastic containers used by restaurants were pre-washed or not (or, if they are manufactured to cleaner standards).

[This message has been edited by YankeeAg00 (edited 8/8/2005 1:08p).]

I really have no clue or anything to add...but check your email yankee.

who goes to restaurants that use plasticware?

who says you have to wash the tupperware before use...Its just one of those things that is done

brad: the label says wash before using. (on the ziplock/gladware).

Let's say you order a to-go salad from somewhere like subway or a deli. It comes in a plastic container. I was just wondering if they manufactured these to a higher standard.

Same for plastic silverware and cups. You wash what you buy in the store (like picnic cups and stuff) but not when it's given to you at a restaurant.

Yankee - having worked for Pizz hut while in college, those salad bowl are jammed into a box and shipped directly off the assembly line, unwashed.

I don't wash the Gladware.

yeah-I worked at Crapplebee's, same deal. I just wondered if they were manufactured cleanly or if the whole world is a bunch of suckers.

Maybe we're just not germophobes.

or that. but if I buy something from walmart I am dang sure washing it before I use it. why would a to go box be any cleaner?

Are you related to Howard Hughes?

no...






(don't touch my food!)

I've never washed any of that stuff before using it the first time, and I'm still alive. You all need to stop being germ freaks.

My theory, dont think about it and you wont get sick. It's all in your head.

Where can I purchase GladWare® Containers?
GladWare® Containers are nationally available at grocery stores and mass merchandisers such as Wal-Mart, K-Mart and Target.


Given average use and care, how long can I expect a GladWare® Container to last?
While GladWare® Containers are not designed to last indefinitely, they should last for at least half a dozen uses on the average.


Is it really necessary to wash GladWare® Containers before using them for the first time?
Yes, we do recommend this. The containers are not packaged so that they're completely sealed; so we advise washing before use for sanitary purposes.

[This message has been edited by YankeeAg00 (edited 8/8/2005 2:04p).]

thanks yank

I'm here to help.