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title: Materials safety
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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Materials safety</h1>

# Certifications
- FDA: United States Food and Drug Administration
- LFGB: Lebensmittel, Bedarfsgegenstände, und Futtermittelgesetzbuch (Foods, Consumer goods, and animal foods)
- Known for having higher standards than the FDA
- Search for companies through TÜV Rheinland
- About: Test service provider
- [tuv.com](https://www.tuv.com) > [Certipedia](https://www.certipedia.com/)
- EN 13432
- European standard for biodegradability of materials
- *See [EN 13432 - Biodegradable Packaging Certification](https://www.tuvsud.com/en-us/industries/consumer-products-and-retail/biodegradable-packaging-certification) by TÜV SÜD*
- IS 9845
- Indian standard for plastics in materials used with food and drinks
- *See [IS 9845 (1998): Determination of Overall Migration of Constituents of Plastics Materials and Articles Intended to Come in Contact with Foodstuffs - Method of Analysis [PCD 12: Plastics]](https://law.resource.org/pub/in/bis/S11/is.9845.1998.pdf)*

# Silicone
- [The safe use of cookware](https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/household-products/safe-use-cookware.htm) *by Government of Canada*

# Plastics
- Some cups use harmful plastics, adhesives, resins, etc.
- E.g. BPA (bisphenol A), BPS (bisphenol S), PFAs (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), phthalates, PVC (polyvinyl chloride), lead, etc.
- *See [Types of Chemicals Found In Plastics](https://plastic.education/types-of-chemicals-found-in-plastics/) by Plastic Education*
- PP5 (Polypropylene) plastic
- [Recycle Symbol Meanings: How to Read Plastic Recycling Codes](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/g804/recycling-symbols-plastics-460321/) *by Good Housekeeping*
- [Are Your Plastic Water Bottles and Meal Prep Containers Safe to Use?](https://www.livestrong.com/article/158674-which-plastic-containers-can-i-safely-use/) *by Livestrong*
- [What numbers of plastic are safe for water bottles? The Numbers Behind](https://theberkey.com/blogs/water-filter/what-numbers-of-plastic-for-water-bottles-are-safe-for-you-the-numbers-behind-plastic-bottles) *by The Berkey water filter*
- TPU (Thermoplastic polyurethane plastic)
- [Is TPU Toxic?](https://thefiltery.com/is-tpu-toxic/) *by The Filtery*

# Bamboo, wheat, rice, etc. husk composites
- Some products may contain potentially harmful resins
- E.g. Melamine resin glue made partly of formaldehyde
- Melamine products should be kept under &lt;158º F: Coffee is brewed at ~195º - 205ºF
- *Resources*
- [Are there any safe composite wheat/rice/etc. husk cups that do not contain melamine?](https://www.reddit.com/r/Coffee/comments/1b59s43/are_there_any_safe_composite_wheatriceetc_husk/) *on r/coffee*
- [5 Types of Eco-Friendly Food Packaging (and 3 to Avoid)](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/eco-friendly-food-packaging) *by Healthline*
- [What Is Melamine? Safety for Use in Dishes](https://www.healthline.com/health/what-is-melamine) *by healthline*
- [Warnings over ‘eco’ cups that pose risks to health with toxic resin | Food & drink industry](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/21/warnings-over-eco-coffee-cups-that-pose-risks-to-health-with-toxic-resin) *by The Guardian*
- ['Keep your hands off' bamboo coffee cups](https://www.dw.com/en/keep-your-hands-off-bamboo-coffee-cups-german-consumer-group-warns/a-49713624) *by DW*

<p style="text-align: center; font-style: italic">This is not medical advice. Do your own research.</p>