G'day; articles made of solid sterling silver, even when used with food are in no way a toxicity hazard or poisonous! They have stood the test of centuries and to my knowledge nobody has ever been poisoned by silver cutlery etc.
John, I just read your post and it reminded me of a problem I might be
having with sterling silver. Don’t know if you can help me with this
one…but anyone’s input would be of interest to me. I work primarily
with silver and sterling silver. Recently, I have noticed a cough
that I have obtained and a rash that itches around my eyes. I was out
of my studio for a few days and the rash went away and the cough.
Now I am back at it again and it seems to have come back again. I did
notice a habit of mine that I rub my eyes when I work and I know that
I have small bits of silver on my hands, from sanding, grinding etc.
I now wonder if this is from the silver or sterling that I am working
with. Also, along with this I got in a new batch of sterling silver
sheet from a reputable company and this has happened since I obtained
the new metal. I have also been having trouble with soldering this
metal and have…cleaned the metal…cleaned my solder…have fresh
batches of flux…etc. Still my solder is not flowing like it should
and the solder is the same batch of solder I have used for years,
still good and flows great, usually. So I have ruled out the solder
and now I am wondering if the metal is contaminated with something I
could be having a reaction to. So what do you think? Thanks in advance.
Linda Crawford Linda Crawford Designs Willits, CA
http://www.lindacrawforddesigns.com