Is Your Dinnerware Poisoning You?

There's already a long list of things to worry about when it comes to food choices--trans fats and additives and pesticide residues and GMOs, for example--but the list doesn't end with the uglies affecting the food. Research shows that your dinnerware itself might also be harmful. A study recently published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that subjects who used hard plastic dishes had elevated levels of melamine in their urine, especially if they heated those dishes in the microwave or used them to serve acidic foods that contain items such as tomatoes, fruits, vinegar, wine, and so on.1 If you would never deign to eat off of plastic tableware you aren't necessarily in the clear, either, as ceramic dishes of all types, including expensive porcelain, also may leach unsafe and toxic chemicals In other words, you may be consuming toxins every time you eat, no matter how organic and pure your meal. >