How To Choose Correct Childrens Dinner Set?

As parent, we not only want to buy a variety of toys for our children, also want to buy safe dinnerware for them. when you go out to store, you will face a lot of different options, there are so many different childrens dinner set. some of them are in nice shape, some are with appealing printing, then you start to think which material is most safe? so many questions emerging in your head. you are in a hard situation to make the decision, to help you outfrom the dilemma of too many choices , Here is a few tips for your parents how to Choose Correct Dinner Set For Your Kids.

Overall, there several different materials to make the product- Plastic, Melamine, Ceramic, Stainless Steel, Bamboo Fiber, Rice Husk. but for your little ones, we exclude Ceramic or glass for safety reason.

Plastic is usually made by polymer polymerization(PP), this is a safe material according to FDA told us, and it is less expensive than stainless steel, I have been in plastic manufacturer workshop, in the process of manufacturing, factory never let you know they add solvent, plasticizer and colour powder etc, some even use recycled plastic to renew a product in exchange of lower cost. those recycled plastic has a certain of toxicity, most of all, plastic is easy to adhere to oil dirties, difficult to clean, so it is not an ideal material. If you really like plastic, had better choose colorless transparent, no decorative pattern or patterns on the outer wall of the products so that printing oil does contact directly with the food, don’t buy and use odorous, colorful or painted plastic for your baby because of the negative effects.

Now let us move to Melamine, the material itself is toxic tripolycyanamide and not food safe at all. the reason it can pass FDA and LFGB relys on one layer of transparent coating on product surface. it separates melamine material from contacting your food in a direct way. you can find melamine dinnerware is all in glossy color because of the coating light reflection. without the coating, it becomes 100% toxic. if the coating is broken, throw it away and never feed your baby with it again.

Stainless steel is a better option for children’s feeding. but even for stainless steel, you still need to learn a few things. JUST ONLY CHOOSE 18/8 OR 304 STAINLESS STEEL, only SS304 is 100% food safe. SS304 is austenitic stainless steel. do not choose #201 stainless steel or #400 serial stainless. they are easier to rust and not food safe at all. unlike SS304, SS201 and SS400 serial are both martensitic stainless steel, you may have a question, how can I distinguish which one is SS304? there are two methods, one is you can read material introduction on the packaging, second, take a small chip of magnet, if the metal attracts the magent, it proves it is martensitic stainless steel which means you should not buy. if metal does not attract the magnet, it is austenitic stainless steel-SS304, you are holding a right product.

Bamboo fiber childrens eco dinner set or Rice Husk kids plate set, those are green and eco friendly materials that just draw people’s attention in recent few years. the material is extracted from green plant and agricultural waste. they are 100% food safe and can be biodegradable after you bury it in the soil within 2-3 years. in return, it fertilizes the land. it is recycle and no harm to our earth, the disadvantage is they are not microwave safe but can be in dishwasher safely. gladly we already see more parents have put eco materials as their first option for their baby.