IS SILICONE SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE FOR FOOD USE? | An Investigation and review | Stasher, Stojo, etc

[@Zerowasteman]

It blows my mind how little we know about these products. We kind of just trust marketing, which is most often misleading. Very helpful video. Thank you.

[@simplyshama]

This is the information I'm looking for. Thank you. You literally answered every question I had in one video.

[@GloriaYu]

simply.s so good to hear!! Glad it helped

[@chibynite]

Great job! You didn’t waste time and covered a full spectrum of concerns clearly and concisely.

[@cherrybomb3098]

RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT, just the info I needed, too! Thank you so much for making this video!!!

[@GloriaYu]

topdown thank you for letting me know so good to hear!! :D

[@ji3qu]

Amazing. It was to the point, covered the studies and presented it in a light, fun and concise way. Awesome video, thank you for sharing your research with us!

[@davidjgrant23]

You’ve done this very thoroughly, well done and thank you

[@CleanLivingMom]

If you pinch a stasher bag it turns white....I don’t think the pinch test is as realizable as people think it is. Because I’ve seen the COA for stasher and they don’t add fillers...the white showing through doesn’t always come from fillers

[@JoeWayne84]

Judging by how many years silicone implants have been used I would think food grade silicone is safe. And judging by how well it holds up to high heats I think for cooking utensils it will be one of the safer synthetics. I don’t trust the plastics that are supposed safe they melt and west down so your for sure ingesting it in your food. I’ve used silicon spoons and spatulas for years now and they look like brand new haven’t broken down at all.

[@EmmaLisaRoux]

Thank you so much for this video, going to help me in my future choices when it comes to purchasing it!! I have no silicone cooking ustensiles, I decided to get wood right away when I moved in with a new flat and needed to purchase ustensiles. It's also good to know the recycling potential of silicone, it's never talked about. Thanks again, your work is amazing!!!

[@GloriaYu]

Emma Lr thank you!!! Glad to hear that you got something out of the video :) means a lot to hear!

[@bogdanmarcu135]

The video I was looking for about silicone 👏🏼👏🏼 It’s great to find other like-minded people around the world

[@juanmalone8053]

Thanks for all the info. I had seen about the twist test online. Glad to have it reiterated.

[@isabelgaynor2589]

Thank you for a great presentation. My bags will be used strictly to freeze chicken in a various marinades. Now that I am aware of nano and micro plastic leaching into our bodies I decided to switch to silicone as glass isn't practical. I baked a couple of things in silicone and got this creepy feeling it may not be healthy so I stopped.

[@eliaanderson6594]

Thanks for the valuable information! While more study needs to be done on silicone baking ware as you mentioned (due to high temperature), I wonder if it’s safe to use silicone gadgets in microwave such as microwavable steamer? I actually don’t know how high the temperature can go in microwave in general and am unsure if the high temp in microwave is the same as in the regular oven when it comes to leaching chemicals?

[@debbielarsen4461]

I just got my first Stojo cup and love it so much. So happy to have found this info. Thank you!!!

[@Greg_M1]

Well explained, thanks! I've discovered your channel only today and am impressed with you and your videos. Thanks again. :)

[@calideeholmes6822]

Great Info...I just bought silicone nonstick cupcake liners...I'm gonna use 2 paper cupcake liners inside of them instead of silicone liner by itself.

[@DVrec22]

i have a question that may be hard to answer but here it is: i'am trying to create a tool made from silicone which will be used in the mouth to quickly heal cuts or ulcers. I know people just swoosh saline water in the mouth then spit it out, but i found a medical grade safe micro-foam that can come into contact with human tissue (mouth) and saline (salt). It wont exceed regular human body temperature i'am sure (roughly 98 degrees). Basically i need something that won't leech anything within a temperature of 100 degrees and wont leech with contact to saline. I've read that once silicone cures fully AND in the correct setting (dry or wet for certain amount of time), that even if it had something harmful in it, that it can stilll be safe as long as its used in the correct format say. Any help or input would be appreciated.

[@anthonytackett6018]

Beautiful edit , full venue , Simple yet Functional and very useful for your search .

[@theelmz5923]

Really informative! I had no idea of the differences 😳

[@yuseeyudo]

Thelma Patmorre glad you found it informative 💕💕💕

[@Mote.]

I have a silicone cup cover for steeping tea but i never used it because i just set a tiny ceramic plate on top of my mug.

[@heather6504]

I’m still on the fence about silicone menstrual cup safety

[@gringura]

where did you get those collapsible bento boxes? Keep Gaia Wild? Great video BTW!

[@GloriaYu]

Thank youuuu!! I got mine from Ikea (not sure if they sell them anymore)

[@ks96119]

thank you for the very well researched video! but personally i wouldn’t use natural rubber due to the latex allergies… :/

[@jmnueva3969]

Question: Is it safe to pour a hot gelatin liquid onto a silicone mold?

[@chamint9480]

Thank you. I bought a silicone utensil from china. Looks great but when I started using it for frying, it started to bubbles the oil. Which made me terrified of what a so called silicone by some vendor. Then I started searching info about the cause of this incident. Which hard to find until i found your video. Thank you. That scam bag really fooled me by saying it was safe. I doubt it bcoz of what had happened. I believed it was not safe at all... specially from china.

[@GloriaYu]

Yeaaa I think we really got to be careful about using silicone products for high heat!! Glad this helped

[@gentleoldmoviefan5680]

Do you have any specific product recommendations for cooking utensils (in particular, spatulas) made of bamboo or wood? Ones that could safely handle high heat and exposure to fat, such as for cooking hamburgers, for short periods of time? Thanks.

[@luisefranke9252]

A very great and informative video, especially when one is trying to live a more sustainable and waste free lifestyle and is confused with the many alternatives. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@GloriaYu]

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful :)

[@pettrehello4320]

Think about what you eat and put in your body not the wast wake up

[@KanojoRinko]

Thank you for your useful video! I wished I watched this video before I bought silicone cookware for baking but I'll keep this in mind for the future if I buy any more silicone products as I want to slowly ease to a sustainable style. I need to do more research on the brands I should buy and what I should buy too. Thank you for this video!

[@GloriaYu]

I’m glad you find it helpful! Yea I’m a big fan of silicone homeward products, just a little bit cautious about using those for high heat!

[@AdrianChang-q5f]

You can use them for cold desserts, like jelly or non edible stuff like diy pour and melt soap. Also for your diy shower steamers, toilet tablets, etc

[@AudreyHoffman-x8l]

How does silicone hold up in the freezer and are there any safety concerns.

[@NeelamKumari-gv2sx]

hi i' m from India can you tell is silicon menstrual cup is safe or not

[@HeatherValentineMsFoodie]

You by far are my new favorite person!!!!! Thank you for that awesome video xoox love your accent too. 💖💖🙌🥂🥂 I cant wait till someone can make a leak proof bag for my soups Glass gets heavy when I have 20 stacked.

[@GloriaYu]

Heather Holidays aw thanks that’s so nice to hear. And you sound like a busy soup maker!!! Have you seen stasher’s stand up bags? amzn.to/2YQkNwc I haven’t tried them personally but looks like they might be good for pouring liquids in!

[@ukguitaryogi2888]

i used a lynx black silicon collapsible water bottle...... after rinsing it after using ... i noticed small pieces of black pieces coming out the bottle..... over time silicon can break down and get in the water bottle.. any ideas on this ?? thanks

[@lurker4085]

I hear there’s no really quality testing system in China so whatever made from China is not guaranteed as advertised what are anyone’s thoughts on that

[@GloriaYu]

Hi! To my knowledge and brief research, wherever a product is produced, they could apply for and be approved (or not approved!) by regulatory bodies in any country. So even if a product or material is produced in China but it is US FDA or European Commission approved, that means that product has passed the standards of the regulatory bodies you choose to trust. Personally for products that will be in contact with food I do try to look out for products that have passed the standards of stringent regulatory bodies. For example, Stasher bags' material have "passed all U.S. and Canadian food safety standards in addition to the most strict guidelines of all, the European Union food safety standard". So I think what regulatory standards the material has passed paints a more accurate picture of a product's safety than where it is made!

[@nekusahasumi]

thanks for the information 💜🌿 One step closer to zero waste

[@TheZsoltar]

Well produced video!!

[@nadiachang5520]

Do you know another brand that sells silicone products that are trusted besides Stasher?

[@maritubes78]

Thank you! This was really informative.

[@waltera1908]

If you bend silicon is normal than it gets more clear because of density

[@dragonwarrior5789]

Hi, do you have any idea where to purchase high quality food grade silicone solution?

[@krisswalker994]

What is your take on mastrad's orka steamers for the microwave?

[@gfns1636]

What about polypropylene plastic ?

[@trhall7406]

Terrific!!!! Well presented and informative!!!! Thank you!!!!! 😀

[@WhatsCookingGlutenFree]

Good review of the information around silicone. Thank you.

[@GloriaYu]

Thank you!!!

[@TheLesserEvil]

Finally got around to this!!!

[@yuseeyudo]

The Lesser Evil: 💕💕💕

[@blackhawkX02]

Great video and quite informative! Thank you :)

[@david.e.mortley344]

So very grateful for this.

[@pramodravikant3047]

Thank you for the spot on info.

[@shielatapao6454]

I just bought a silicone cooking utensils and now I regret it :(

[@PIL532]

I have a question about this, do you now if liquid silicone is safe food using? Btw great video!

[@GloriaYu]

I’m assuming you mean liquid silicone after it is set? I think there is liquid silicone for food grade molding. Not exactly sure which brands sorry!

[@PIL532]

Gloria Yu thanks anyway! 🙂

[@ebonyalexis32]

watching in 2022 ! thank you !!

[@erickanyc8907]

Thank you Gloria! 💛🙂

[@GloriaYu]

❤️❤️

[@allgood7088]

This video was so helpful!! Thankyou!

[@GloriaYu]

Glad it helped! :)

[@enafae6876]

this was amazing! thanks

[@GloriaYu]

Thanks for watching. Hope it helped!

[@marysanders]

Norwex silicone container and utensils

[@esthermcgough3995]

yes silicone is safe

[@ShailySingh4321]

Well researched! Thanks

[@GloriaYu]

Thank you!

[@pierrearmand6590]

Thanks for the great information.

[@fewpointsofview]

You're look like Kim Go Eun. Thanks for making the video, by the way.

[@GloriaYu]

Haha thank you!! 😝

[@vhinvhino4698]

Well explained ❤❤❤

[@GloriaYu]

Thank you!

[@melodyabcdefghijklmnopqrst1663]

thanks

[@amandamason6248]

Any updates in 2022?

[@PrettyJuls]

Thank you I enjoyed your video

[@sushirice6751]

Could you link the products you use? Please and thanks!

[@GloriaYu]

Sorry for late reply missed this - linked on description :)

[@flowerdoyle3749]

Thanks

[@nicolamikaelgentile1403]

Great video!

[@GloriaYu]

Thank you!!!

[@siliconegiftskitchenwarema6802]

Thanks for sharing

[@helpwithfoodstorage5943]

Interesting Information !!

[@GloriaYu]

Thanks for watching. Hope the video helped in some way!

[@dbibbyma]

Good job

[@noimnotakpoppfpsheacy2526]

PURRR 😻

[@valerievickland9865]

SILICONE IS NOT ECOLOGICALLY SOUND NO MATTER HOW THEY TRY TO CONVINCE YOU OF THAT. Silicone is still a type of plasticy polymer so it's not even biodegradable. Creating it requires a massive use of energy to heat furnaces to rock-melting temperatures and notably it is not called silicon (the element) but called SILICONE - that refers to the addition of hydrocarbon molecules (just like plastic) so silicone is actually a hybrid plastic-like substance with some silicon in the mix. But it still takes up to 500 years to break down and will pollute the environment until then. Try using an alternative to silicone containers like glass, metal or fiber containers (like baskets, bamboo, or beeswax wraps) instead.

[@noamrosenberg3447]

You just flat out lied. Silicone is in no way related to plastic. Although they are similar plastic is non organic and silicone is, meaning it has a form of it in nature. Stop lying and do research

[@valerievickland9865]

@@noamrosenberg3447 - Don't call someone a liar until you have ALL the facts.

[@AdrianChang-q5f]

Thanks for saying that. I thought I was crazy for distrusting "ecofriendly" claims for that nasty shit.

[@mitleshverma7389]

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[@etienne7774]

Acts 2:38 in (KJB)

[@stinkybut3578]

sick vid

[@debjyotidutta582]

No it's not anymore

[@cosmicquestions1931]

Where does all that makeup come from? Is it sustainable and healthy?

[@GloriaYu]

Sedative hi! What makeup? I’m not wearing any if that’s what you mean :) x

[@cosmicquestions1931]

@@GloriaYu not fooling me

[@GloriaYu]

Sedative ok haha I’ll take that as a compliment. I only ever wear lipstick or lip balm and when I do I wear Coconut Matter it’s a brand from hk that does clean beauty products

[@stevenvalett1231]

Blah, blah, blah, just get to the subject!

[@maryrosee9858]

Great info thanks

[@brazilian-lady9175]

Great information. Thank you