[Nepeta]

Do you know what the actual chemical composition is of the paperboard carton shipping containers?

I don't know what is in the paperboard, but the inks themselves will also contain various resins--large polymers, chosen because of the application and desired effect (nitrocellulose for a shiny, high gloss finish, for example). They can also contain plasticizers. Water soluble inks can contain urea.

Not everything I wrote was specifically intended for you. There are people who agonize over things in what they eat while the ignore obvious problems. Our food supply is not as secure and safe as it once was--everyone should start reading labels carefully. Much canned fruit is no longer canned here. Much hard candy comes from Mexico or Argentina. The reason why I don't work for that ink company any longer--they were the second largest outfit in the country--is because so much packaging was no longer being printed and used here.

[greeneyes]

Thank you for the clarification. This factor of foreign countries providing our food without clear labeling, or found only in really fine print is one of my pet peeves.

Just one of many reasons I decided to become as self sufficient with respect food as I can.