Food-grade silicone this seemingly strange name, with the frequent emergence of maternal and child products, we also began to gradually pay attention to it. As a kind of application in the pacifier, bottle, cup, brushing, and even spoons and other products on the new material, its wide range of applications and the business keen advertised gimmicks, it is doubtful, food-grade silicone in the end what is it? Reporters specifically visited the relevant aspects of the experts, to find out what happened.

According to experts, food-grade silica is made from silicic acid polycondensation of inorganic polymer colloidal material, the main component is SiO2 • nH2O, its content of 98% or more, non-toxic and tasteless, chemical stability, in addition to normal caustic and Hydrofluoric acid, does not react with any acid and alkali salt. Can withstand 220 ℃ high temperature, can be used in the microwave oven, the human body without any side effects. Compared to other materials, with safer and more healthy features. For example, common plastic in the production must add a large number of antioxidants, plasticizers, stabilizers, these additives are harmful to the human body, and plastic in high temperature conditions will make environmental hormones exudate and in the body fat Accumulate in the organization. In simple terms, food-grade silicone has a strong stability properties, and more in line with health and safety requirements of life. In fact, in the homes of ordinary people have food-grade silica trace, the most common is the pressure cooker for sealing the gasket, easy to clean and non-toxic harmless.

Currently on the market mainly related to the level of food-grade silicone products are divided into drug-grade silicone and food-grade silicone, but subject to the State Food and Drug Administration certification Caixing. China's infant market products generally follow three national standards: China, the United States, Europe. Experts recommend that the purchase of the product to understand the product is the implementation of what the national standards, and whether the adoption of the State Food and Drug Administration certification or third-party testing agency certification to ensure that genuine.

With the rise of food-grade silica in foreign countries, its health and safety performance has been proven, domestic manufacturers have begun to use instead of the original plastic materials, and mainly used in maternal and child products, but there are some businesses will use the material innovation in the daily Daily necessities, such as cups, bowls, baking molds, steamers and so on. At the same time with other materials formed with the emergence of ceramic silica gel, glass silicone and other materials portfolio. In the beautiful and durable at the same time, more prominent health life, environmental health concept.

Experts said that Barry home food grade silicone instead of conventional materials has become a future development of life supplies a trend. The popularity of the concept of low-carbon life has also led to the development of environmentally friendly materials and attention in the next few years, food-grade silica gel can become a common product in every household supplies