Stainless leaks a tiny amount of chromium when brand new. The latter stages of manufacturing bind in or eliminate most of the nasty stuff. After that, the rel

Stainless leaks a tiny amount of chromium when brand new. The latter stages of manufacturing bind in or eliminate most of the nasty stuff. After that, the release follows an exponential decay (unlike with plastics, where once the outer layer is abraded, leaching speeds up).