Has anyone ever heard of actual evidence (not anecdotal) of health
problems caused by eating from bowls with the finishes we aren't
suppose to use since they are not food safe? ? People may be
shortchanging their work by playing it safe. We are not talking
about lead paint here but may be acting like it. .
In an article Jeff Jewitt states:
"All finishes are non-toxic when fully cured, despite what you may have
read or heard. Once the solvents are evaporated, the cured film is safe
enough for contact with food. This does not mean that the finish itself
is safe to gobble up. It means that additives such as driers or
plasticizers are encapsulated enough so that they do not migrate to what
you’re eating. For edible finishes, wax and shellac are the only ones
I’m aware of (which is why apples and candy are coated with these)"
http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/htdocs/ChoosingFinish.htm
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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
nov...@verizon.net
IMHO, it's not "conventional wisdom" that he was shooting down, but as he put
it, "a few panicked groups" or something like that..
As someone here said a few years ago, (I think it was George), how much poly
would you have to chew off a goblet to get sick?
I'd like to point out something he said that I thought was excellent, referring
to curing the finish..
If you can hold your nose up to it and smell finish, it's not cured...
Would that be a "rule of nose"?
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing
The power of Oprah notwithstanding.
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/21cfrv3_03.html
All you ever wanted to know about what the FDA has to say on the subject.
A lot of the exotic woods we hear about are more dangerous than the coatings
we apply.