Human health

The aim of this paper is to show that stainless steels which have been used in a wide range of applications such as cooking utensils, sinks, food and drink industry equipment, hospital and medical equipment, prosthetic human implants, etc. are safe for human health.

This review is, necessarily, a highly technical document, covering a wide range of disciplines. We have therefore prepared the résumé in less technical language. This has been approved by the IOH. The résumé describes the scope and structure of the review, and also includes a précis of the overall conclusions that can be drawn from the findings of the review.

Source: Eurofer

Decades of experience have shown that stainless steel is an exceptionally neutral and corrosion resistant material. For this reason, it is normal choice, e.g. in the food industry, in pharmaceutical production or for medical devices. Over the last few years, there has been extensive research into the behaviour of materials in applications that pertain to human health.

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Stainless steel products play an active role in improving the hygiene in restaurants, public kitchen, schools, local health centers etc. This is so, especially in emerging markets such as India, Mexico and China. One of the major features in these markets is the changing social and living-habits in the urban and rural areas. Increasing consumer preference is felt for hygienic, aesthetic and easy maintenance qualities of stainless steel in labor saving devices. Stainless steel is preferred more with reference to particularly the increasing number of women joining the work force and the attendant requirements of modern kitchen and household equipment, ready-to-use foods, emergence of fast food outlets etc. and the industrial units mushrooming in this sector.