Mixing Bowls

Dear Readers ~

I am working on a new section that will make it easier for you to find guidelines for choosing specific products, which show which products in a category are toxic and which are not. Below is a format I am working on, answering a question I receiving this week about mixing bowls. Please email me with any comments you have, especially if you would like to have more like this, any specific tweaks you’d like, etc. Also what products you’d most like to see in this format so I know where to start. Thanks!

NOTE: These are not ALL the possible mixing bowls, just a start.

I like this format because I can give you simple summaries that can help you choose products “at-a-glance.” Do you like it?

	Glass Mixing Bowls Glass mixing bowls are the safest, with no known leaching. Choose from clear or colored glass. Duralex Lys made in France since 1939
	Bamboo Composite Mixing Bowls Made primarily from bamboo fibers, one of the most renewable natural resources on the planet. Nontoxic, durable, sustainable, 100-percent biodegradable and compostable.
	Ceramic Mixing Bowls Ceramic itself is a nontoxic material, however some ceramic glazes may contain lead, cadmium or other toxic metals. Generally these are found in brightly colored ceramics. Some ceramics do not have metals in the glaze and these would be safe. Chantal Pure
	Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls CAUTION: Stainless steel cookware and water distillers are known to leach toxic metals into food and water. It is not known what might leach from mixing bowls into food, since no heat is involved and there is little contact time.
	Melamine Plastic Mixing Bowls CAUTION: Safety tests conducted by the The Taiwan Consumers’ Foundation of tableware made in China showed that during the manufacturing process, a small residue of the melamine compound could remain in the dish and under certain conditions, could migrate slowly to foods that come into contact with it. The FDA did its own safety and risk assessment and concluded that the tableware does not pose a health risk, but they do recommend care when using it. more Some mixing bowls are available made with recycled melamine, which doesn’t affect toxicity or safety, but a good thing to do for the environment.
	#5 Polypropylene Plastic Mixing Bowls Caution: the safety of polypropylene is uncertain. It has been considered safe, however, one study “accidentally” discovered that two chemicals leaching from their polypropylene lab equipment. Not enough is known about these two chemicals to know what hazard, if any, might occur from exposure through consumer products. If you choose polypropylene mixing bowls, you can get them made from recycled #5 plastic.
	Silicone Mixing Bowls There are still unanswered questions about silicone. Though silicone itself is made from silica (sand) other chemicals may be used in silicone formulas to make individual silicones more or less toxic. More research needed.
	[If there were a mixing bowl that was so toxic I would say not to even consider it, it would go here with a red down arrow.]

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