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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Too conservative??!! Exposing plastics to excessive heat causes the breakdown of the molecular resin chains in certain plastics and in turn, chemicals (such as Bisphenol A--BPA) can leach into foods and other surfaces (potentially contaminating all the other dishes stacked up in your dishwasher). Whether the items are warping or bubbling, is [i]not [/i]the issue. It's the amount of toxins that are being released by you putting them to close to heaters in the dishwasher. [/quote] Agree. It isn't so much the damage to the spoons, but the toxins. And note that if the toxins start to break down, some are aromatic and can be carried during the heated drying cycle to other items in the dishwasher. It isn't a huge amount released at once and may not make you or your family sick, but the toxins may be ingested by you or a family member and be in your system. Some of them do not pass out and can build up and maybe years later, someone will get sick from a toxicity created by repeated exposure to toxins over a long period of time. Think cases like lead poisoning from exposure to lead paints. The heater for the drying cycle is on the bottom of most dishwashers so the bottom rack is hotter than the top.[/quote]
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