Question 1

what quality of stainless steel is this made from?

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Its very sturdy and High Quality Steel. Been using it for many months no rust or damage till now

Question 2

Is this 100% stainless steel?

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The description i have is stainless steel scoop. It is stainless but what gauge and quality i am not sure.

Question 3

What the chemicals in the ice scoop? It came with a Prop65 warning label.

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Well, knowing that Prop65 is a CA thing, Putting a label on it is a CYA kind of thing.

The scoop is cast aluminum. A good 80% or more of aluminum is recycled. If you know anything about recycling, they use material that is likely recovered scrap. In this case, mainly soda/beer cans. It is possible to a small amount of lead into the scrap stream. In a case like this, any lead will be mixed into an alloy, so it's not  like chunks of free lead floating around in the molten aluminum. But there could be small trace amounts, mainly locked up in the alloy. However, if you completely dissolved he scoop into a solution and ran spectrographic tests on it I would not be surprised if occasionally some trace amounts showed up.

Prop65 says 0,5 micrograms, which is 0.5 parts per million. An incredibly small amount. The real problem becomes that trying to regulate lead levels so low and then be able to test and certify compliance at these levels, would eliminate recycling.

So what the label actually means, is: "Well intentioned, but dumb law that we can not assure being in complete compliance with"

So it is not about a "chemical", but the element lead. Lead is a metallic element, as is aluminum.  So if yu want to be absolutely sure that you get no lead exposure whatsoever. Don't use anything made out of metal. You could go with plastic, but then you need to panic about BPA. Or maybe paper products, but there's a risk of formaldehydes. BTW, I would eat the label because there is no telling what trace elements are in the ink, the paper or the adhesive!

Question 4

I want to use them in food company, is there any certificate for contacting food?

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This is made in China, so any such certificate is nearly meaningless. If you work for a food company, you should have your own testing labs to check if it will be suitable.

ASIN	B001VZCSYY
Best Sellers Rank	#43,576 in Kitchen & Dining ( See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining ) #149 in Ice Cream Scoops
Brand Name	Winco
Capacity	1.8 liters
Color	White
Customer Reviews	4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (195)
Global Trade Identification Number	00811642008046
Included Components	Scoop
Item Dimensions L x W	9"L x 3"W
Item Type Name	Scoops
Item Weight	0.27 g
Manufacturer	Winco USA
Manufacturer Part Number	PS-64
Material Type	Plastic
Model Number	PS-64
UPC	811642008046
Unit Count	64 Ounce

Winco 64 oz White Plastic Commercial Scoop | Multi-purpose, Restaurant service, Great for Ingredients, Ice, Portioning and Food Preparation

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