Why do Rv sink covers say not to used with food

[jarata1]

We bought 2 different sink covers from amazon .Both made by camco when we read the label it says not to be used with food contains lead.Yet they advertise these as cutting boards

[myredracer]

Huh...

Maybe it's because they're hecho en China where they use lead liberally in products? Maybe they mean it's because of lead in food which will transfer onto the cutting board, thus into you? Maybe it's lead in dishwashing soap that will contaminate the board? :R

I think what it is, is that unless they can certify it 100 percent lead-free beyond a shadow of a doubt, the easy way out is to put warning stickers like that on products to protect themselves, not you. Maybe going through the process of certifying a product lead-free is expensive? If there is a risk, it's lack of proper cleaning after prepping meats like chicken.

We have a corian counter top with corian sink covers. Not only do they weigh a ton, corian scratches easily and shouldn't be used as a cutting surface. Totally useless but sure looks great at an RV show...

We have a Camco Decor Mate Stove Topper cutting board made from the same HDPE (I assume) material that hasn't killed anyone yet. Don't recall seeing a warning label, but who reads labels anway?

[mayble]

GordonThree wrote:

x2, I believe they switched over to unleaded wood sometime in the 1980s?


... :B

That explains why my new front door keeps knocking.
I thought it was the jw.

[enblethen]

Pencils have graphite!

[partsman01]

2gypsies wrote:
Wood would not contain lead.

Unless it is a pencil.:B

[wa8yxm]

Gee, the covers that came with my RV do not say that, Corian, they are.,

[4X4Dodger]

Due to a very strict California Law mandating warning labels for any product that contains, or was processed with anything that might contain lead many manufacturers are applying a warning label so the product can be sold in California.

One poster had it right. If the screws had even a small amount of lead in them or were machined with tools that did the manufacturer probably put a warning label on just for the California Sale issue.

[3oaks]

GordonThree wrote:

2gypsies wrote:
Wood would not contain lead.

x2, I believe they switched over to unleaded wood sometime in the 1980s?

... :B

Not necessarily true. A lot of trees around the country have lead in them. More trees are shot during hunting season than game. :B

I worked in a paper mill for years, and found a half a bucket of slugs in the bottom of the pulp tanks everytime we cleaned them. :E

[Bumpyroad]

GordonThree wrote:

2gypsies wrote:
Wood would not contain lead.

x2, I believe they switched over to unleaded wood sometime in the 1980s?


... :B

I don't care who you are.
that one was funny. 🙂
bumpy

[austinjenna]

I always got the diesel version myself

[GordonThree]

2gypsies wrote:
Wood would not contain lead.

x2, I believe they switched over to unleaded wood sometime in the 1980s?


... :B

[2gypsies1]

Wood would not contain lead.

[bukhrn]

I've got 2 of the white vinyl ones, they don't say anything about not using them for food, makes no sense to have a cutting board That's not to be used for food.

[DrewE]

If it's a wooden cutting board, there's not much chance of the wood containing lead. I can't even think of any wood finish that might commonly contain lead besides lead paint, which (besides being obvious that there's paint) presumably wouldn't be legal to sell these days.

If the feet or other hardware is brass, the brass may contain a couple percent lead. So long as you don't cut tomatoes on the screws holding the feet on, you have nothing to worry about. The label is probably just legally required information, or lawyer suggested information, to prevent silly lawsuits...kind of like how four-fifths of everything causes cancer in California.

[GordonThree]

Maybe the label contains lead, and should be removed before using the cutting board?