Advantages and disadvantages of melamine tableware, is melamine tableware toxic? Matters needing attention in the use of melamine tableware

Melamine tableware, also known as imitation porcelain tableware, is a tableware formed by heating and pressing melamine resin powder. Melamine tableware is safe and hygienic, strong and durable, easy to wash, and has good temperature resistance, but it will form a brown spot-like trace after a long time of use, which is not beautiful. There is melamine in the composition of melamine, so many people worry about being poisonous, but in fact the melamine tableware produced by regular manufacturers is non-toxic, but it may cause harm if used improperly, such as putting it in a microwave oven. In addition, be careful not to grill with fire and avoid strong impacts. Let's take a look at melamine tableware!

What is melamine?

Before finding out whether melamine meals are poisonous, let's first understand what melamine is. The so-called melamine is a kind of plastic, but it belongs to the thermosetting plastic in plastics. It is odorless, has the advantages of bump resistance, corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance, etc., and the color of the tableware made of it is also very beautiful. All in all, the overall performance is good. Are melamine tableware poisonous?

Advantages and disadvantages of melamine tableware

• Advantages

(1) Melamine tableware produced by regular melamine tableware manufacturers is safe and hygienic, non-toxic and tasteless, hard and strong in texture, durable and not fragile, strong in acid and alkali resistance in terms of chemical resistance, and can effectively defend against grease, acid and alkali Corrosiveness of various solvents.

(2) The surface of melamine tableware is very smooth, easy to wash, and can automatically extinguish the arc.

(3) The temperature resistance of melamine tableware is very good, especially the performance between -20°C and 110°C is the best.

• Disadvantages

Melamine tableware is affected by heat and alkali, fat, and acid for a long time, so that a layer of brown spot-like traces are formed on the surface, which affects its appearance.

Is melamine tableware poisonous?

In fact, melamine tableware is non-toxic, and it is widely used in the fast food industry and children's catering industry due to its lightness, beauty, and many other properties. It is understood that tableware made of this material conforms to the national food hygiene standards and the US FDA hygiene standards, so it has become the first choice of consumers in recent years.

However, one of the components of melamine is melamine, so many people think that melamine tableware should be toxic, but in fact melamine can be used to produce food packaging materials, pesticides and fertilizers, but generally it will be far below the safe limit of 1.5mg/kg , In fact, qualified melamine tableware is non-toxic and safe as long as it is used correctly. Because although melamine resin is a polymer of formaldehyde and melamine, if it is pure melamine resin, there is no problem.

However, if the melamine tableware is used improperly, or if it is a substandard product, no one can guarantee it. In addition, it should be noted that tableware made of this material must not be heated in a microwave oven, as it is very dangerous.

Matters needing attention in the use of melamine tableware

1. Do not use fire to grill, or approach the fire.

2. Avoid hitting or subjecting to rapid temperature changes under hot conditions to avoid rupture.

3. Do not apply strong impact to avoid cracking or damage.

4. Do not use products with broken or cracked edges.

5. Do not place it on a hot iron plate or soup pot to keep warm.