We in the plastics industry here are told that basically any transparent plastic is considered food safe, provided: - No UV protection - No colorants (some are acceptable, but must be tested and certified food safe) - No plasticizers (remember the polemic about cancer-provoking teats on babies bottles?) As far as I know, you're fine with a transparent polycarbonate, it's used notably for making babies bottles and medical equipment. BTW, Polycarbonate is one of the few heat sterilisable plastics and is also good for excellent impact resistance at low temps. cheers, Kevin >I can't say >for certain that Lexan is safe because I really don't know..... > >Steve Holtzman *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Feb 29 2004 - 06:20:12 PST
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