Proper selection of children's tableware

Proper selection of children's tableware

Speaking of plastic products, they can be seen almost everywhere, and the "zero plastic" life is already very difficult for us.

For children, especially babies, plastic feeding bottles, plastic food supplement bowls, and plastic learning cups will become one of the parents' shopping lists.

Plastic has the characteristics of light weight, drop resistance, and low manufacturing cost, and we are increasingly relying on plastic products.

But at the same time, various statements about plastics such as "plasticizer incident", "toxic", "precocious puberty" and so on make parents wonder: Is it safe to use plastic products for children? Should it be reduced?

Assortment of plastic cutlery

Compared with glass, ceramics, and stainless steel, plastic tableware is not easy to break, and it is convenient and light to carry when going out, so it is favored by many people.

In addition to various raw material resins, plastics also include various additives, such as plasticizers (plasticizers), antioxidants, etc. At present, there are more than one hundred kinds of plastic resins allowed to be used in food contact in my country, and there are thousands of additives in total.

Obviously, it is unrealistic to require every parent to know every material and additive well. It is enough for producers to produce qualified products, so how should consumers choose?

How to choose children's plastic tableware

1、Is there a safer material to substitute for this product?

For example, glass, ceramics, stainless steel, etc., if available, try not to choose plastic products.

2、Choose regular infant-specific products.

Do not choose plastic tableware for adults. For example, the following product is made of adult water cups, and the PC, that is, polycarbonate material, contains bisphenol A (BPA). Although it meets the production standards, PC resin is used in infant products. in is prohibited.

According to personal needs, such as whether you need to hold hot food, whether the container needs to be heated, etc., consider the material of the tableware you buy.

It can be simply summed up as follows: see clearly the scope of application of tableware, and try to choose products with detailed usage temperature marked.

For example, the following Jiatianfu tableware is introduced in detail:

Jiatianfu tableware, also known as environmentally friendly oyster shell tableware, is a new material made of oyster shell powder + inorganic powder + PP resin, plus polymer materials. This new type of resin is waterproof, strong, heat-resistant, and non-flammable. It is conducive to reducing the phenomenon of cutting down trees to make paper and saving oil resources, and is non-toxic and environmentally friendly.

Tableware is used in the catering industry and children's catering industry due to its lightness, beauty, high and low temperature resistance, and non-breakable properties.

Tableware performance (three high): high gloss (110°) high temperature resistance (180°C) high strength (drop resistance)

Advantages of tableware:

It can be used in microwave ovens and disinfection cabinets, and will not burst at high temperatures;

The tableware is non-stick, non-toxic, lead-free, and has no harmful gas, and all environmental protection indicators meet international standards;

Tableware products: bright luster, easy to color, slow heat conduction, not hot, smooth edges, delicate feel, easy to clean.