Public Service Announcement (PSA).
If you are someone who preserves food for long term storage please read.
Amazon Banning Mylar Bags
Mylar bags are widely used for preserving dry staples (beans, rice,grains) or for preserving freeze-dried foods.
Regular zip-lock bags are useless for long term storage and even the heavier vacuum seal bags are porous and air-permeable. Oxygen (which facilitates growth of bacteria and parasites) and moisture (which promotes growth of mold) both gradually penetrate the plastic bags.
Mylar bags are constructed with a layer of aluminum sandwiched between layers of Mylar. 5-mil (and thicker) bags are non-porous and completely air-tight. readysquirrel.com/mylar-bags-for-food-storage-beginners-guide/
On August 5th (i.e. in two weeks) Amazon will stop selling Mylar bags that are not see-through. Super thin bags are transparent but are not very effective... to be transparent the aluminum layer must be so thin that it is no longer impermeable.
www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/05/amazon-tells-sellers-to-ditch-their-mylar-stash-bags/
According to Amazon, this is "Due to regulatory requirements". Apparently, the heavy Mylar bags have become popular with the Fentanyl smugglers flooding across our porous Southern border.
If you are someone who preserves food for long term storage please read.
Amazon Banning Mylar Bags
Mylar bags are widely used for preserving dry staples (beans, rice,grains) or for preserving freeze-dried foods.
Regular zip-lock bags are useless for long term storage and even the heavier vacuum seal bags are porous and air-permeable. Oxygen (which facilitates growth of bacteria and parasites) and moisture (which promotes growth of mold) both gradually penetrate the plastic bags.
Mylar bags are constructed with a layer of aluminum sandwiched between layers of Mylar. 5-mil (and thicker) bags are non-porous and completely air-tight. readysquirrel.com/mylar-bags-for-food-storage-beginners-guide/
On August 5th (i.e. in two weeks) Amazon will stop selling Mylar bags that are not see-through. Super thin bags are transparent but are not very effective... to be transparent the aluminum layer must be so thin that it is no longer impermeable.
www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/07/05/amazon-tells-sellers-to-ditch-their-mylar-stash-bags/
According to Amazon, this is "Due to regulatory requirements". Apparently, the heavy Mylar bags have become popular with the Fentanyl smugglers flooding across our porous Southern border.
NOTE: I can't find any actual government regulations that ban quality Mylar bags. It appears that you will still be able to purchase bags directly from the manufacturers so don't panic when you see these products disappear from Amazon.
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