Fish & Chips

It was indeed a health and safety issue. Aside from the petroleum based inks that were used in newspaper printing, the paper itself was manufactured for industrial purposes and not for food service. Like many other methods of manufacture, each has its own purpose. Paper and plastic materials meant to come in contact with food items have to follow specific manufacturing regulations.

For example, a plastic bag meant for food does not release toxic materials. However, if you wrap a sandwich in a plastic bin liner it will smell and taste funny and in some cases make you ill. Two plastics with totally difference purposes and different methods of manufacture.

Cheers,

Bob

Some restaurants here in the states have the paper they wrap the fish & chips in especially made to look like news paper. It's not quite the same but it has a bit of a nostalgic flair to it! LOL!

I know we go over this "what's safe" thing in our survival board..particulary with plastic to store drinking water in, you have to be careful of that also, just any old plastic bottle isn't safe as the plastic can break down, esp if kept in the sun. I like fish and chips,. but it's been an long time since I've had any,, I can't remember them being in newspaper. I tend to make them here at the house these days rather then buying them, fish has a LOT of fat.., so I bake my fillets or so I tend to eat more tuna fish sandwiches then the fillets (I lost 90 pounds doing that one time)..I love Salmon though, just a wee bit of tartar sauce. YUM! 

Need any further proof of the decline of mankind.All the old good stuff,the stuff of memories and good times past,seem to disappear before our eyes.They say that everything old is new again(or words to that sort),lets hope they are right.

        or am I just an old fart?