Science shows that chemicals migrate from food contact materials into food, especially with hot, fatty, or acidic foods. Even "BPA-free plastic" contains complex mixtures of additives not fully captured by safety testing. Bamboo, wheat straw, and melamine products — often marketed as "eco-friendly" — are typically bound with melamine-formaldehyde resin. Studies have shown that these chemicals migrate into food at levels exceeding safe thresholds for infants in the majority of tested products.
This is HIGH PRIORITY because infants and toddlers consume more food relative to body weight than adults, and they use these items multiple times every day.
Laurel recommends relatively inert materials such as stainless steel, glass, or safe ceramic. High-quality silicone (ideally platinum-cured or medical-grade) is also safe, though we recommend it mainly for room-temperature or cold foods.
Tip: Exposure is highest with hot, fatty, and/or acidic foods — a ceramic bowl for warm oatmeal matters more than a plastic cup for a sip of cold water.
Science showschemicals migrate from food contact materials into food, especially with hot, fatty, or acidic foods. Even "BPA-free plastic" contains complex mixtures of additives not fully captured by safety testing. Bamboo, wheat straw, and melamine products — often marketed as "eco-friendly" — are typically bound with melamine-formaldehyde resin. Studies have shown that these chemicals migrate into food at levels exceeding safe thresholds for infants in the majority of tested products.
Laurel recommends relatively inert materials such as stainless steel, glass, or safe ceramic. High-quality silicone (ideally platinum-cured or medical-grade) is also safe, though we recommend it mainly for room-temperature or cold foods.
Tip: Exposure is highest with hot, fatty, and/or acidic foods — a ceramic bowl for warm oatmeal matters more than a plastic cup for a sip of cold water.