Stainless steel might not be toxic but it's still metal that can cause respiratory issues if it's in the lungs. It can also cause internal bleeding.
We are assuming this is pure Stainless because that's what Ploom said. I trust Ploom's company, they provided responses and that's more than most companies would even provided. HOWEVER, if you read on the back of PAX, it is made in China.
China made stuff can have it's own issues, Ploom could be unaware (speculation) of any issues. There is a lot of lead coming out of china in everyday products that we use (don't get me started). There are also a lot of poor manufacturing processes. Take all this into account, and that stainlessmay or may not be harmful in terms of toxins. Regardless having shards of metal can cause other known issues to the human body as explained above.
Even so...moving on...
I do see scratches, and based on Plooms response, everyone should see scratches if they are tooling marks....the fact that you (
@pakalolo) don't see scratches leads me to believe that the scratches in mine aren't from tooling. Which also means they were scratched in from normal use, and inhaled somewhere.
BUT
@pakalolo is right, this is all speculation, however it is reasonable concern.
Would it be ok if we just took what Ploom said and were happy? Or take what anyone said and be comfortable?
I'm not trying to spread misinformation. I am trying to open up discussion for a legitimate concern. That's the point of the board right? To have unbias conversation?