Due to the higher quality and price of food grade silicone compared to ordinary silicone, some unscrupulous silicone manufacturers now resort to fraud by using ordinary silicone material on products that come into contact with our diet, such as water bottles. So how exactly can we distinguish! What are regular silicone and which are food grade silicone?
Today, I will teach you a simple method to distinguish:
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1. The main methods for identification are visual inspection, which is simple and practical. When pulled up, it turns white and has a pungent odor, indicating that it is a regular silicone product toys that does not meet food grade standards.
2. Note that silicone does not turn white when pulled up, but also has a slight odor. It is also food grade, as it is produced during the manufacturer's production process and does not affect product quality. It can also be eliminated on its own.
The difference between food grade silicone and regular silicone:
Food grade silicone is vulcanized with platinum, which has high elasticity, transparency, and tear strength. Ordinary silicone has a taste and is opaque. Food grade silicone meets environmental requirements such as ROHS. Food grade silicone can be certified by the US FDA and EU LFGB food inspection products. It has no pungent taste and can come into contact with food. Ordinary silicone is not suitable, and of course, ordinary silicone is different from food grade silicone. Food grade silicone requires FDA and other relevant certifications and can come into direct contact with food. Many ordinary silicone ornaments do not have food grade certification.
