Store leaded solder paste in food fridge

[mrflibble]

Unlike the USA, there aren't many people  in the UK who are capable of eating a 24" pizza. 

Is that diameter or radius?

And on topic, I store the solder paste in my food fridge. The paste is less hazardous than some of the legit food items in there...

[Mediarocker]

Those worried about lead solder paste in a fridge might be terrified to learn that the coils in the freezer compartment are sometimes lead solder and you have that sitting 24/7 with air and moisture blowing over your food. You also have millions of homes with copper pipes and lead solder .

Lead bonded to a pipe is different than the unused portion sitting in your fridge liable to come into contact with food or hands. The coil is not in contact with anyone/anything other than the air, and unless made airborne by abrasion or some other outside action, lead will not become airborne by itself. While I'm not really concerned about degassing or anything of the sort, and that even if there was leaded solder residue on the container that can possibly transfer to food, I am concerned about accidental ingestion.

It is not good practice, or wise, to keep inedibles compounds in an edible food storage.

While you or I may be capable of deciphering that that is not for consumption... A family member, friend, drunk roommate, etc etc etc, maybe incapable of deciphering that (especially in late night fridge runs).

Your leaded solder is not going to beat up your veggies. But if you live with others, do not chance it. Children are the worst when it comes to do not touch. I should know, I was one of them.

[M. András]

best sign for children is: 1 month without tv+internet+phone if you touch it!
definetly better then dont touch it.
as for cpper pipes with solder the temperature which the plumbers work on is pretty high so its almost brass after he done with the pipe due to the  over 1000Celsius flame. and trust me once its fitted and coold down no matter how do you treat it even when reheated that wont even move. i doubt that amount in the water system would be problem for anyone

[WorldPowerLabs]

Those worried about lead solder paste in a fridge might be terrified to learn that the coils in the freezer compartment are sometimes lead solder and you have that sitting 24/7 with air and moisture blowing over your food. You also have millions of homes with copper pipes and lead solder .


on the subject of taste:
Romans would make a sweetener  composed of wine boiled in a lead pot, the reaction makes lead acetate  , a very cheap but deadly sweetener, which might explain all the insanity in the roman empire.

The water supply plumbing in my house is 100% copper -- no PVC or other plastics -- and at least some of it is soldered with lead-based solder.  I know this because I obtained a strong reaction from one of those over-the-counter qualitative lead test pens.  A long time ago, I got into the habit of just letting the water run for 20 seconds or so before I use it for drinking or cooking.  I figure that not much lead is dissolved into the water while it's running -- just while it's sitting in the pipes unused.