Is cooking with silicone safe?
Risks of Silicone Bakeware
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First published: 03. Feb.2025
Chemicals in the Kitchen
Silicone rubber is a relatively cheap product that is flexible, non-stick, grease and water repelling, and heat resistant, features that make it ideal for making kitchen products like molds for cakes, cookies, muffins, sheets, spatulas, scoops, etc.
However, silicone rubber can also contaminate your food with unwanted hazardous chemical compounds.
This article explores the health risks of silicone rubber kitchen utensils and cookware.
References and Further Reading
(1) Lars Andresen og Katja Ravn, (2022). Silicone moulds can release unwanted chemicals into the food. Danish Consumer Council THINK Chemicals, 15. november 2022
(2) Hermann Fromme et al., (2019). Siloxane in baking moulds, emission to indoor air and migration to food during baking with an electric oven. Environment International, Vol 126, pp 145-152, ISSN 0160-4120, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.081
(3) Esther Asensio, Joaquin Uranga, Cristina Nerin, (2022). Analysis of potential migration compounds from silicone molds for food contact by SPME-GC-MS. Food and Chemical Toxicology, Vol 165, 113130, ISSN 0278-6915, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2022.113130
(4) Yi-Qi Liu, Wen-Wen Yu, Huan Jiang, Gui-Qin Shang, Shao-Fu Zeng, Zhi-Wei Wang, Chang-Ying Hu, (2020). Variation of baking oils and baking methods on altering the contents of cyclosiloxane in food simulants and cakes migrated from silicone rubber baking moulds. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, Vol 24, 100505, ISSN 2214-2894, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2020.100505
(5) BEUC , (2022). Half baked: EU food packaging laws need a rethink to keep consumers safe. (December 6, 2022)
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Is cooking with silicone safe?, A. Whittall
©2025 Fit-and-Well.com. First Published: 03.Feb.2025. Update scheduled for 03.Feb.2027. https://www.fit-and-well.com/fitness/silicone-kitchen.html
Tags: silicone, microplastics, chemicals, risks