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From: wmartin@brl-vgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.rec.wood
Subject: Re: non-toxic wood finish
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Date: Mon, 30-Apr-84 15:18:16 EDT
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Just about all the woodworkers' supplies & tool catalogs I've seen have
carried one brand or another of "Salad Bowl Finish" or "Cutting Board Finish"
specifically designed to be used on wood items in contact with food. They
claim FDA approval for the ingredients used.

(The most interesting thing about these catalog entries, though, is
the tiny little picture or cut of the can of the product. You can ALWAYS
see a warning label or notice on the can, too small and blurred to read,
which implies that this stuff is just as deadly as every other product
you buy these days... Actually, I think this applies to the lethality
of the solvents carrying the material, and they evaporate, leaving only
safe stuff on the wood. [Safe until ten years from now, when they find
out that previously-considered-safe item "x" is incredibly deadly and
will give you some loathsome incurable condition...])

Will