Melamine In My Toddler’s Plastic
As I was out shopping this weekend for some cool dishware for my son, I noticed that all the cute plastic bowls and dishes are made from melamine. I am sure they have been using this product for dishware for [...]
Children's Cereal Bowl Set - with Stainless Steel Interior
Children's Double Walled Yellow Tiger Mug with Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel Plate
As I was out shopping this weekend for some cool dishware for my son, I noticed that all the cute plastic bowls and dishes are made from melamine. I am sure they have been using this product for dishware for awhile, but I was completely unaware. For those of you who are like me and aren’t aware of what melamine is here is a brief back round.
Melamine is an organic base and a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton. Like cyanamide, it contains 66% nitrogen by mass and, if mixed with resins, has fire retardant properties due to its release of nitrogen gas when burned or charred, and has several other industrial uses. Melamine is also a metabolite of cyromazine, a pesticide. It is formed in the body of mammals who have ingested cyromazine.
Melamine is described as being “Harmful if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Chronic exposure may cause cancer or reproductive damage. Eye, skin and respiratory irritant.” (Wikipedia)
Melamine has been found is dog food, baby formula, and other foods on the grocery shelves. So, what can you do to avoid this in your dishware? I bought fiesta ware which is porcelain; melamine and lead free. For my son I searched to see what other options are for him. Since my son doesn’t understand that some things are breakable I had to find him something that was durable as well as appealing to him. So, this is was I bought, LifeWithOutPlastic.Com ( shown above). This company carries bowls, cups, and dishes from stainless steel. There are not coating or varnishes. What I like about this company is that they carry a variety of items in stainless steel. They also have dishes that my son enjoys.
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