Can you put metal in the refrigerator?

ANSWER:Yes and no. There are reasons for this. When canned foods first came out, different products were placed inside the steel cans and sold to the consumer. They were sterilized or pasturized from the cannery and bacteria wasnt a problem. What started happenning was when people opened a can, ate a portion and then stuck it back into the refrigerator, the steel reacted to some acids that are in foods and it oxidized or rusted and this was the source of a few food poisionings. Since then, canneries started lining their cans with plastic to avoid this. The potware that we use now is aluminum or stainless steel. Stainless is fine for keeping food in. Teflon is dangerous if ingested and if your teflon pots are peeling, replace them.

With regards to aluminum, we find the Alzheimer's Association has this to say on their webpage, "During the 1960s and 1970s, aluminum emerged as a possible suspect in Alzheimer's. This suspicion led to concern about exposure to aluminum through everyday sources such as pots and pans, beverage cans, antacids and antiperspirants. Since then, studies have failed to confirm any role for aluminum in causing Alzheimer's. Experts today focus on other areas of research, and few believe that everyday sources of aluminum pose any threat."Alzheimer's Myths http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_myths_about_alzheimers.asp also see Alzheimer's Society webpage "Aluminum and Alzheimer's Disease for similar information http://alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=99