The new plastic caps are here to stay.
And they create great irritation.
– It’s a lot of trouble when they’re unopened, then they sit rock hard for me who don’t have strong hands, says Christina Kjellsdotter Håkansson, chairman of the rheumatism association in Umeå.
Frustration is great among rheumatism patients. The new plastic caps that can be found, among other things, on milk packages are tight and create difficulties in everyday life.
Christina Kjellsdotter Håkansson is chairman of the rheumatism association in Umeå and has weak hands herself and is passionate about this issue.
– It’s a lot of trouble when they’re unopened, then they sit rock hard for me who don’t have strong hands. Once you have opened it, you have to snap it so it stays in place. Then yogurt or milk always splashes out. When it comes to bottles, it is very difficult to put the cork back in the threads, she says.
I don’t think anything will happen
She herself is a rheumatologist and has, among other things, replaced a knuckle and undergone a wrist surgery. Christina doesn’t think there is much to do about the new corks.
– Unfortunately, I don’t think that much will happen as it is an EU decision. If it’s a decision like this at that level, I don’t think it helps to complain. It might be a problem abroad, but for it to be the reason for there to be solid corks, it might not be the right way to go in Sweden. You might be able to see when the need is, she says.
Resorts to other methods
To open the different packages, Christina uses other methods instead. She describes an aid that you thread over the cork so that you get a greater grip and then you can turn it over.
– It is perfect for the milk caps, for example. It is a very good aid. But you have to have some strength left in your hands to use it, so not sure that everyone can use it, she says and continues:
– Otherwise, you might as well pick up a nutcracker or a polygrip.