A special thanks to Core77 reader Ross Oliver, who read our post on Cheat Sheets and commented that silicone--which I always thought was inert--may in fact leach harmful chemicals into food.
Oliver provided a link to Life Without Plastic, a company founded in 2006 by two parents seeking alternatives to plastic for their then-newborn child. Today the company sells over 450 products made from nontoxic alternatives to plastic, like good ol' glass and stainless steel. Because they do sell some items that feature silicone gaskets and seals, their website has a section on silicone, where they provide links to several peer-reviewed studies done on how the material reacts with food. Here's some relevant information: Kitchen Tools And Equipment
If you use silicone in your kitchen, I'd say the entire page is well worth a read.
It's not a big issue because nobody really uses silicone bakeware more than once before they throw it away in disgust. A Vollrath spatula is the only thing that's likely to come into contact with anything anyone eats on a regular basis.
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