Apparently poor confused consumers are now worried that their Melamine utensils might be as harmful as consuming melamine contaminated milk! The Star however has a timely report that such Melamine fears unfounded
Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) adviser Dr T. Jayabalan, who is a member of the National Poison Centre, said melamine ware such as plates and ladles were safe for use, “and would not result in death.”
“Even if the melamine utensils leach residue due to extremely high temperatures, it is in a very tiny quantity,” added Dr Jayabalan, who likened this amount to a cube of sugar in a lake.
Melamine is used to make plastic kitchen utensils and plates which are similar in appearance to porcelain.
I think melamine being a plastic may melt in extremely high temperatures so th...