Probably, each of us in the market often came across pretty pretty plastic dishes with a bright pattern, similar to porcelain and at a very reasonable price. Perhaps even someone dared to buy it. However, very few people think about how dangerous these healthful dishes are to human health.
This dish is made of melamine, a chemical that contains deadly formaldehyde. This substance is widely used in the field of construction and repair: it produces varnishes, adhesives, plastics, etc. In addition, beautiful melamine plastic is used for the production of decorative products, souvenirs, trays, vases, etc. However, use melamine dishes for food purposes can not in any case.
Dishware from melanin
Melamine dishes are very dangerous for human health, and especially for children. Formaldehyde, the poison contained in melanin, can be released into food when heated or when there are mechanical damages on cutlery on the dishes.
In addition, the harm of melanin dishes also lies in a colorful figure, for the creation of which paints with a high concentration of heavy metals such as manganese, lead, cadmium are used. Bright pictures, applied, moreover, on the dishes without a protective layer, when in contact with hot food, they begin to release harmful substances, which then enter the human body with food. Of course, formaldehyde will not cause you acute poisoning, and its harmful effect you can not feel this minute. However, this poisonous substance is able to accumulate in the body, which in consequence can cause various diseases: cancer, eczema , upper respiratory tract diseases, diseases of internal organs, failure of the hematopoiesis, immune system, etc.
How to determine the dishes from melanin?
Learn melanin dishes will not be difficult, just pay attention to its external qualities. This cookware is white, it does not beat and is light enough on weight. In addition, dishes made of melanin are easy to clean, and when struck against a tree produces a dull sound. But most importantly - pay attention to the opposite side: there should be a stamp "melamin", although it is worth noting that he may be absent. Therefore, in order to avoid buying melanin dishes, ask the seller for a certificate of quality and hygienic conclusion of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service, or rather completely discard plastic utensils!