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How to distinguish the differences between food grade silicone and ordinary silicone?

Pulling: this method is very simple. When you see the product, you can test it by visual inspection.

Operating method: hold the product of silicone by hand and focus on one place, then pull it to both sides. If there is white on the product, it is ordinary silicone; if not, it is food grade silicone.

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Smelling: get close to the silicone product and smell it. If you pull it and appeared white, meanwhile, it has a pungent taste, you can conclude that it is ordinary silicone, not food grade silicone.


About organic silicone, there are two points to attention here.

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1. The main methods of identification are visual inspection, which is very simple and practical. A product is pulled up and turned white, also has a pungent smell. It can be determined as ordinary silicone, and do not reach food-grade standard.


2. Noted that the silica is not white but also has a light smell, which is food-grade silicone. The smell is produced in the production process, but it does not affect the product quality, and can be disappeared.