About THE MAT.... similar plastic or vinyl products are petroleum based and contain phthalates that are used as a plasticizer. Both are known to create health problems and concentrations of these can build in the body over time. Most if not all similar plastic products are made using petroleum oil and contain phthalates and heavy metals like mercury and lead. THE MAT is also free of Bisphenol A (BPA). Recently, Canada and The Europoean Union have banned the use of BPA in baby bottles and the US FDA has raised further concerns regarding exposure of fetuses, infants and young children to BPA.
If you unroll similar plastic products and smell the plastic, you'll smell a strong chemical or petroleum order. If you smell THE MAT in comparison, you'll notice a nice clean smell similar to plastic food wraps.

We chose to have THE MAT manufactured in US so we could be absolutely certain that THE MAT is made of food safe materials and manufactured in a food safe environment.

THE MAT is made with soybean oil and other food safe components that are listed as food safe in Code of Federal Regulations. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the United States Federal Government. Title 21 Sections 174 - 182 is the section of the CFR that pertains to materials and substances that are determined to be food safe.