How Do I Identify Plastic Food?
Plastic food is used by many restaurants to build food displays that advertise the meal options they offer. Some plastic food replicas are designed to have the same weight and surface texture as the real foods they copy. These realistic elements may make the fake food items difficult to identify without an up-close investigation. Identify plastic foods so they can be safely stored away from children and pets to avoid mistaken identity and consumption. Observe the way the light reflects off the surface of the food item and how even the coloration is. Some plastic food is easily identified by unrealistic coloration and unrealistically smooth or uniform surface texture. Pick up the food item in your hand and evaluate the weight and firmness against your knowledge of what the real item would have. Plastic foods are often firmer and lighter than the real food item they are copied from. Turn the piece of food over to look for embossed numbers, labels or markings that identify the item. Most
