Recently, in a health program, the renal specialist at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Taiwan, China) shared information about the case of a family of 4 people in turn.In the end, the cause was discovered by the use of long -term mold bamboo chopsticks.

According to the doctor, bamboo chopsticks or other wooden kitchen appliances such as wooden spoons, cutting boards ... for a long time can be infected with mold, thereby producing many toxins, bacteria that are harmful to health such as staphylococcusAureus and E.coli cause diarrhea, vomiting.

The most worrying is Aflatoxin.This type of fungal toxin is extremely harmful to the liver and is identified as a carcinogen.Studies have shown that Aflatoxin is 68 times more toxic than arsenic.Long -term accumulation can easily cause harm to health.

Although wooden chopsticks are environmentally friendly and natural chopsticks, it is easy to mold in moist and high temperatures.The doctor said, cleaning wooden chopsticks after each use and boiled in boiling water for about 1 minute and then removed to drain or dry.

In a cool dry environment, the shelf life of bamboo/wood chopsticks is 3-6 months.If in a humid environment, though not used for a long time, chopsticks may also be moldy and damaged.When the chopsticks change color, with mold spots, deformed or smelled sour, should be removed immediately.Not only the chopsticks, wooden cutting boards after use for a long time if there are changes or molds should also be replaced to avoid health effects.

Along with that, there are many types of bamboo chopsticks with colored paint.Although quite beautiful, but with poor quality products, this paint when high temperatures can hide carcinogens such as lead, benzene ...

Plastic chopsticks are from PVC materials that are also easily deformed at high temperatures and emit toxic gases that are harmful to health.

Source: Abolouwang