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Oct 15, 2018

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.

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devorame

Oct 15, 2018

seedeeveeEpicurean’s website says it’s made of Richlite. Richlite is made of recycled paper which is coated in a resin and then baked.

seedeevee

Oct 15, 2018

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 . . . . . .

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RCB_EOD

Oct 20, 2018

seedeeveehttps://www.aboutepicurean.com/material/

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seedeevee

Oct 20, 2018

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.

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RCB_EOD

Oct 20, 2018

seedeeveeHere ya go! The resin is from Ecobind, and the link below has all the technical documents for all Richlite's products. I'm sure if you look up Ecobind you can find a MSDS.
https://www.ecosupplycenter.com/brands/richlite/

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seedeevee

Oct 21, 2018

RCB_EODThanks again, RCB_EOD! Links were awesome. Education is great.
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.

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TotalSensoryOverload

Apr 1, 2019

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

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