Does anyone have any idea what these things are actually made out of?
Claiming something is food safe and can be used in the kitchen but only having it be "Heat resistant up to 350ºF" makes me wonder what it is composed of. It doesn't sound very stable - chemically.
Most of my utensils are going to hit a very hot cookie sheet or pizza stone, etc. Most silicone can handle up to 450-500F.
devorameThanks!
I wonder what the resin is made of and I hate to think of what paper products were recycled for this . . . . . Maybe I should check their website . . . . . .
RCB_EODThanks for the link.
But, "food-safe-resin" still doesn't say what the resin is made out of and "recycled paper" does not say what sources the paper came from.
seedeeveeHello,
Chemical Engineer here, I have worked in plants that produce Polyvinyl Chloride, Polyvinyl acytate and other intermediates for plastics production. Many of these chemicals in the state that our plants are working with are extremely toxic. Once they have finished the production process however they are 100% safe for food use.
Just to further the point, copied from MSDS for Phenol Formaldehyde resin:
"HAZARD STATEMENT: Ordinary use of this product is unlikely to produce significant exposure to hazardous chemicals. PELS for these chemicals are set at levels designed to avoid any significant health risk and are achievable with proper material handling procedures, ventilation and housekeeping. Nevertheless, per OSHA requirement, we list the following possible health hazards if one were exposed to the following chemicals at levels much higher, or in a different form, then expected from ordinary use of this product. "
http://www.metallographic.com/MSDS/SDS-OSHA/Phenolics.pdf
Claiming something is food safe and can be used in the kitchen but only having it be "Heat resistant up to 350ºF" makes me wonder what it is composed of. It doesn't sound very stable - chemically.
Most of my utensils are going to hit a very hot cookie sheet or pizza stone, etc. Most silicone can handle up to 450-500F.
I wonder what the resin is made of and I hate to think of what paper products were recycled for this . . . . . Maybe I should check their website . . . . . .
But, "food-safe-resin" still doesn't say what the resin is made out of and "recycled paper" does not say what sources the paper came from.
https://www.ecosupplycenter.com/brands/richlite/
The resin is a "phenol formaldehyde resin" with "no added Urea Formaldehyde", which sounds a little scary, but I guess it is the way it is.