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Can chemicals seep into plastic containers?

So is there any chance of chemicals (have tons under the sink (they are contrained of course)) to leak into a 2 liter plastic bottle of coca cola? Any chance of brain damage?Thanks

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Yes. I think I read it somewhere once that it can.
oh, in about 50 years they eventually would.
i think u should be safe if it was never opened before but i wouldnt keep ur pop down there no more if u continue to wry get checked out
It can't seep through plastic, no. Raid won't hurt anything that's properly concealed and covered. Even when you set off a Raid bug bomb, it just asks to carefully store your food items behind cupboard doors, your dog food was sealed. It should be fine.
Gases can permeate some plastics. The extent depends on the plastic and the thickness. Your soft drink container is PET (polyethylene terephthalate) which is an excellent barrier to gases and moisture. The permeation of chemical gases into you soft drink is highly unlikely. If you were storing gallon bottled water in a container - probably made of HDPE - (high density polyethylene) - chemical gases would permeate the plastic because the wall thickness is less and the HDPE is a poorer gas barrier.

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