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amer Participant Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4	healthy paper cups 10/23/2009 8:45 AM
	Are paper cups safe?
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Chris Leonard Lead Editor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1917 Good Answers: 31	#1 Re: healthy paper cups 10/23/2009 8:57 AM
	Why do you believe they aren't?

amer Participant Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4	#6 In reply to #1 Re: healthy paper cups 10/28/2009 1:58 PM
	Because I don't know chemical component.

DVader1000 Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: Anywhere Emperor Palpatine assigns me Posts: 2200 Good Answers: 85	#2 Re: healthy paper cups 10/23/2009 12:45 PM
	Since they are meant for handling food and drink, they are packed under extremely stringent environmental health and hygiene conditions, so yes, they are safe. __________________ If only you knew the power of the Dark Side of the Force

PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing. Kettle's on. Posts: 8647 Good Answers: 163	#3 Re: healthy paper cups 10/24/2009 11:44 AM
	The individual that dropped a paper cup of hot coffee into his/her lap because of the cup being too hot to handle for any period of time might suggest "no"..... __________________ The elephant is a funny bird. It flits from bough to bough. It lays its eggs in a rhubarb tree and whistles, like a cow - Spike Milligan.

DVader1000 Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: Anywhere Emperor Palpatine assigns me Posts: 2200 Good Answers: 85	#4 In reply to #3 Re: healthy paper cups 10/25/2009 9:15 AM
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jack of all trades Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 2657 Good Answers: 91	#5 Re: healthy paper cups 10/26/2009 3:19 PM
	Do you mean environmentally? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_cup Cone paper cups don't look physical safe to me. http://www.instawares.com/cone-paper-cups.1775.4.1779.0.0.8.htm Watch those eyes.

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