That is really scary.

And for those on about mould in drink bottles. Soak them in milton.

have seen empty drink bottles with mould in them because the inside of them simply have not been allowed to dry out in fresh air.

I use the very simple boxes that can be pulled apart. I’d be horrified if I found one with mould.

I wouldn’t even buy lunch boxes like this. My kids lunchboxes can be completely pulled apart so there are not ‘hidden’ compartments. Their water bottles get sterilised once a week as mould can build up in various nooks.

I would have thought these lunchboxes were meant to be pulled apart to put things in all the compartments. Think I would have noticed mould in them long before 12 months was up.

Ewwww, yuk yuk yuk. Thankfully my son uses a lunch bag. This is disgusting. Thanks for sharing though. The awareness is worthwhile.

Ewww! Thankfully I don’t use one of these, my daughter uses a bag style one that I can put into the washing machine if need be.

Eww gross. My kids use lunch bags so they are easier to clean

I find a similar mould grows under the lid of containers… those really nice quality ones with clips at edge.. they usually have a rubber-like seal around the edge of the container too. I only recently discovered that these seals can be removed and cleaned, as well as the plastic under them! SO I’m not surprised that the lunch box with compartment/lid (can’t really see from photo) also developed such mould… just have to know how to get it all apart and clean before the rot sets in perhaps. I think it becomes a design issue when you can’t get the container apart to clean all the bits and mould etc. grows….

I’m confused are these lunch boxes designed to Not come apart? If so why would you purchase these. My children grew up with lunch boxes that had extra compartments but ALL could be taken out and thoroughly cleaned.

why have you not pulled it apart to clean it, only common sense really

This has NOT happened over night.

We have three children all at school never had a problem like this,Why haven’t the children noticed,We like to stay in touch with everything that concerns our kid’s.

I would never use plastic containers for food. Use stainless steel, might be a bit more expensive but you will be keeping your children healthier and they are easier to clean.

My girls have a fabric type lunchbox, just one big compartment and easy to clean

It makes you stop and wonder.
Glad my school kid doesnt have a lunchbox like this. Will be keeping in mind for the future to make sure it doesn’t have any glued parts to it.

I put mine in the dishwasher to keep it clean.

Yuk. We just chuck a variety of containers into a lunchbag. I like clear ones that you can see through.

Yuck. Lucky they pulled it apart to clean.

A simple lunch bag and fill with your own containers or if kids are old enough, wrap lunch in baking paper or grease proof paper. Easy enough for the kids, easy for you and no more mould issues.

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 26 Aug 2018 , 7:46 am

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  We use a lot of traditional methods for wrapping sandwiches.