"Phisherman" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:27:03 -0500, "Ed Edelenbos"
wrote:

After the recent thread on food safe glue, I emailed Gorilla Glue and
asked.
They replied with a detailed message. Essentially, they said that while
they haven't gone through the FDA approval process, it is already in use
in
Denmark making things like cutting boards and such. They go on to say it
is
completely non-toxic after curing. The only caveat is that if subjected
to
temperatures over 212F for over 4 hrs (at a time) may lead to joint
failure
once cooled.

Ed


While not a test for being "non-toxic," I look at the list of
ingrediants and look for any toxic elements. Some glues contain
arsenic. Of course, burning a non-toxic compound yields all sorts of
complex compounds--which might kill a pet bird or make a human sick.

LOL... I use cedar boards for cooking salmon now and then (they don't get
so hot they burn and not glued up pieces) but I can't imagine making a glued
up baking dish. The only times I could imagine a glued up piece being at
212F (hmmm... what's significant about that number?) would be a glued up
piece as a spoon used to stir something on a stove, or maybe as a rack in a
boil pot or a steamer.

I'm sure there was some test requirement that produces these results. I
just can't imagine (me at least) subjecting things to the extremes lots of
these tests go to. I don't know, maybe there isn't a lick of common sense
left in the world.

Ed