Question from Heidi B.
would you have any information on acrylic plastic dinnerware? we bought some really fun tumblers from costco but when we got them home and realized what an impulsive move we made. we don’t know anything about acrylic plastic and we avoid plastics especially with food…the colors were just so fun ; ) unless they are somehow safe, and we doubt that, they are going back.
thank you!
Debra’s Answer
Acrylic is made from acrylonitrile, a special group of vinyl compounds. In my book Home Safe Home I noted that acrylonitrile is included on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of sixty-five “priority pollutants” recognized as being hazardous to human health. Scorecard: Chemical Profiles: Acrylonitrile notes that it is a carcinogen.
Take them back, please…
