Are Melamine Dishes and Polyamide Plastic Utensils Safe?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2020-05-27

I recommend glass, ceramic, porcelain, or stainless-steel tableware and wooden or stainless-steel cooking utensils.

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This is the last in a series of videos on cookware. If you missed the others, check out Are Aluminum Pots, Bottles, and Foil Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-aluminum-pots-bottles-and-foil-safe) and Stainless Steel or Cast Iron: Which Cookware Is Best? Is Teflon Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/stainless-steel-or-cast-iron-which-cookware-is-best-is-teflon-safe)

It may not be safe to microwave melamine, but what about microwaving in general? See Are Microwaves Safe? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-microwaves-safe/) and The Effects of Radiation Leaking from Microwave Ovens (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-effects-of-radiation-leaking-from-microwave-ovens/).

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