Cereal Bags

What are those bags in cereal boxes made of?

They look like the waxed paper that cereal companies used to use; but since they appear to be some kind of plastic.......I don't think they are the same "wax" material.

Has anybody ever used them or sheets of them for separating/storing mint stamps?

Is the material "archival" safe?

Yep, it means cutting etc; but, it could be handy stuff in a pinch.

Well what I learned from coin collecting forums is this: Anything associated with food can't have nasty chemicals in the composition. As far as would I personally use the bags, maybe not.

I would tend to advise against the cereal bag idea as well. Without even considering chemical preservatives, etc., most cereals have sugar content and as much as you would attempt to clean the bags, I could see the sticky sugar residue making a mess out of potentially nice stamps. All in all, it just doesn't seem worth the effort (to me, anyway).

The Beilstein test:

I use cereal boxes to cut up and use as backings in envelopes when I mail stamps.




Butch

I know it's tempting to try to save a few bucks, but I wouldn't trust any of my trophies to something questionable. IMHO, that's what this would be.

They are great for picnics or packed lunches.
They keep sarnies supremely fresh.




Me too Butch !
I often get comments about the type of cereals we eat in Israel when packets arrive at their new home.

Londonbus1

Thanks for the input folks.

I guess I'll stick to using fly-paper........Just KIDDING !

So does Spock - Corn Flakes! And he design great covers - here is what he sent my Tortoise sheet in:



Thanks Spock!

Ha ha har de har har....Spock eats corn flakes !!

Given the old saying You are what you eat I'd of guessed Fruit Loops.

Froot Loops Recalled

By Associated Press / June 25, 2010
BATTLE CREEK, Mich.

Kellogg Co. is voluntarily recalling about 28 million boxes of Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops and Honey Smacks cereals because an unusual smell and flavor from the packages' liners could make people ill, the company said Friday.

Kellogg said about 20 people complained about the cereals. The company said the potential for serious health problems is low.

Consumers reported the cereal smelled or tasted waxy or like metal or soap. Company spokeswoman J. Adaire Putnam said some described it as tasting stale.

Kellogg is trying to identify the substance on the liners that's causing the problem and is offering consumers refunds in the meantime.

The products were distributed throughout the U.S. and began arriving in stores in late March.

Only products with the letters "KN" following the use-by date are included in the recall. Products in Canada are not affected.

Kellogg's shares were almost unchanged Friday afternoon, trading at $52.69, 17 cents below Thursday's close.

Yet another good reason not to consider using cereal bags for stamps!

Image your newly purchased stamps arriving in the mail with the smell of stale froot loops!

Now Bobby pick on someone you own size and leave poor spock alone

Dianne

I wonder how that compares to eating "regular" Fr@@t L@@ps...?