Healthy kitchens
Modern kitchen cabinets are manufactured from a composite timber product called MDF (medium density fibreboard), which is made by binding wood fibres together with – you guessed it – urea-formaldehyde resin. Most MDF sold is rated E1, which means it contains the maximum amount of formaldehyde permitted by Australian Standards. If you’re building or renovating a kitchen, consider asking your cabinetmaker to use E0 MDF instead, which contains half the formaldehyde of the E1 panels.
Healthy kitchens Modern kitchen cabinets are manufactured from a composite timber product called MDF (medium density fibreboard), which is made by binding wood fibres together with – you guessed it – urea-formaldehyde resin. Most MDF sold is rated E1, which means it contains the maximum amount of formaldehyde permitted by Australian Standards. If you’re building or renovating a kitchen, consider asking your cabinetmaker to use E0 MDF instead, which contains half the formaldehyde of the E1 panels.
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