greenbirds
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This topic always comes and goes for every HDPE or PET container we use for brewing. But your link basically says not to use non-food grade material!
The difference, AFAIK, is between food grade and non-food grade. Food grade(FDA) has (supposedly) followed all the rules about how and from what machines, dyes, chemicals(like release agents) it was manufactured from/with; non-food grade is not. The non-food grade "might" be just as good or then again not. Like what the extruder had on it before, was it cleaned, were recycled materials used(that contained chemicals), etc. You just don't know with non-food grade, for certain.
There is a different, more expensive restrictor:
http://www.chicompany.net/insta-balance-foam-preventer-859.html
Haven't used, but they look like stainless.
Like a friend used to say, you pays your money and you takes your chances....
My bad, I only read what I wanted to read on that link, which was rather irresponsible of me. I apologize.
There are lots of "green living," "family safety" etc. sites out there that claim plastic (polypropylene, HDPE, what have you) is the work of the devil and going to give you cancer, and there's also plenty of scientific stuff showing the opposite. I guess you just have to make an informed decision, which, granted, is hard to do when you don't know how they're producing these mixing sticks.