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Costco's net sales are about $246B per year. $685M of that comes from sales of their $5 rotisserie chicken. They sold 137 million of them last year according to new CEO Ron Vachris. Chances are you've eaten at least one of those. I have. Have you noticed they now come in a flexible plastic bag rather than that stiff, domed plastic container? If you know me at all, you know I have concerns about hormone disruption from food in plastic containers. The combination of hot foods and grease is a particular concern. If a plastic is going to leach out troublesome substances into food, it will do it the most under a heat lamp and in contact with oils from that delicious, moist chicken, so the first think I look for is the RIC to see what type of plastic the bag is made from. The resin identification code. That's the number in the triangle on most plastic containers. And guess what? There isn't one on these new Costco flexible bags. so I called the Costco corporate office and asked what it is. The person I spoke to couldn't find the answer, but took my information, including my membership number and said she would call me back or email me the answer. All the press reports I've seen have said they haven't heard back from Costco after asking the same question. I sincerely hope that doesn't happen to me. I like Costco. I've found them to be very customer friendly and accommodating. So I'm hopeful they'll be forthright with the buyers of those 137 million rotisserie chickens with straight information on how they're packaged. They HAVE said they are BPA-free. that's good, but, as I've said before, BPA is often replaced in a toxic swap with something as bad or worse. When you hear BPA-free, your first question should always be, "What else in in there?" I'll let you know what they say.