I will relay your much-appreciated information to her parents; I had no idea that silicone and Teflon could also be a culprit in anaphylaxis. I will also make darn sure that I do not come in contact with the other named elements, don’t want another reaction either.
Thank you so much and God bless you!
I think you misunderstand.
When anything plastic is formed in a mold(or extruded), a mold release agent is applied to the mold itself so that when the plastic is set it won’t stay stuck to the mold.
These mold release agents can appear as a dust on anything plastic. When you use cheap plastic, it can be very sticky in the mold and hence you have to use a lot of mold release to make sure it doesn’t gum up the works.
Common release agents include Silicone and Teflon. Latex is also possible as well. It can really be a whole host of chemicals, all of which are slippery.
One of the questions at the doctor/dental/acupunture/tatoo/ emergency office is "are you allergic to latex?b
Many people are allergic to latex. Including myself. Luckily I learned from other products before I used latex.......
On another note always be Leary of Chinese products. A friend of mine bought a set of screw drivers. He scratches his thump with one of them and got some infection that nearly cost him his hand. Who knows what the heck they use in their products. When they use plastic fillers in baby formula imagine what they use in stuff they don’t think will be injected.