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    Yep. Let's leave it at that.

    There is a lot of evidence for "some degree" of Tung Oil (not nut, which is as you say toxic) allergy, but I don't know what the level of severity is, or what symptoms people present with or if it really is the oil they are reacting to.

    But I still maintain that a company selling a potentially medically spurious product would be reluctant to claim something which can be proven to be untrue and if allergies can be conclusively proven, they are treading in a mine field.

    Regards,

    Rob

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    As with anything you must read between the lines.

    looking at the liberon site.
    it claims.
    Pure Tung Oil, with no added dryers, is a natural, non-toxic product which can be
    used on toys and objects in contact with food such as salad bowls.

    Further on it specificaly states.

    Precautions

    - Tung Oil is extracted from nuts and may cause an allergic reaction.

    Simply on the basis of the nut allergy issue, I do not believe tung oil anybodies tung oil can be considered reliably "food Safe".

    Anybody who is or has a child with a nut allergy I think would agree.

    cheers
    Any thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
    Most powertools have sharp teeth.
    People are made of meat.
    Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.

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    You win. Congratulations.

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    If you think this is a competition, you have the wrong idea all together.

    Food safety and hygeen in wooden items is a real and constantly reocouring issue, that some people are prepared in their ignorance to take at face value or are prepared to take their chances with.

    Sorry but I and many others are not.

    There are a few on this forum who know this subject very very well......better than I....and have been involved in the arguments ( there are several) for decades.

    Personally I would not be marketing a product that is assocaited with possible nut alergies and claiming it was food safe...In fact I would not be claimimg a product was food safe unless I had some sort of independent varification of the fact, such as an approval.

    That generally revolves around the substances used in the product being approved food grade items or being approved for use in food processing or the product it self being tested and approved for the purpose.

    For example...Ubeaut "Food Safe Pluss", is made from food grade products and I understand is FDA approved as food safe in the USA......There are other reliably food safe products out there but this is one example of what is reliably food safe.

    So you are in a food business, and you have your visit from the health inspector, he asks about fabulous turned wooden bowls you are serving bread in and those wooden cutting boards........what will you tell him about the timber spicies and the finish product used......and where is the documentation.

    Then you better know what "food safe" means.

    cheers
    Any thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
    Most powertools have sharp teeth.
    People are made of meat.
    Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.

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    CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21

    Mods, could you please close this thread?

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