Should my plastic flatware glow in the dark? Toxic? Radiation?

Subject: Should my plastic flatware glow in the dark? Toxic? Radiation?

Date: Fri Feb 12 18:21:42 1999
Posted by Mitch Gallaher
Grade level: nonaligned
School: No school entered.
City: Portland State/Province: OR
Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 918865302.Ch

Message:


I have some plastic dinner plates that glow after being exposed to light, but they are not specifically made to do that.  They are from China. The pattern seems to have several manufactures, I have seen it used in Chinese restaurants coast to coast.
Tai-Hong is the primary "brand" that glows.  I am concerned about the chemical makeup of the plates, and the possibility of radiation.

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