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. 2016 Jul 25;11(7):e0159547. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159547

Table 2. PA kitchen utensil sample types.

Sample Color Label Material*
Material Maximum usage temperature (°C) Producing country
Turner 1 Black Nylon 66 180 Japan 66
Turner 2 Gray Nylon 210 Japan 66
Turner 3 Dark gray Nylon 180 China 66
Turner 4 Black Nylon 66 210 Japan 66
Turner 5 Black Nylon 66 220 Japan 66
Turner 6 Black Nylon 66, Glass fiber 15% 220 Portugal 66
Turner 7 Black Nylon 180 Japan 66
Turner 8 Black Nylon 200 Japan 66
Turner 9 Orange Nylon 200 China 66
Turner 10 Yellow-green Nylon 180 China 6/66
Ladle 1 Gray Nylon 180 China 6
Ladle 2 Dark gray Nylon 180 China 66
Ladle 3 Black Nylon 66 210 Japan 66
Ladle 4 Gray Nylon 66 210 Japan 66
Ladle 5 Black Nylon 210 China 6/66
Ladle 6 Black Nylon, Glass fiber 15% 240 China 66
Ladle 7 Black Nylon 66 200 China 66
Ladle 8 Black Nylon 200 Japan 66
Ladle 9 Orange Nylon 180 Japan 66
Ladle 10 Orange Nylon 66 200 Japan 66
Sesame grinder White Nylon 90 Vietnam 6
Cake server Gray Nylon 180 China 6/66
Cake scraper Gray Nylon 180 China 6/66

*Determined using LC/MS.