Immersion of Melamine Utensils
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Question
Do melamine utensils require immersion?
Answer
They do not require immersion. Melamine utensils are made from a chemical material and are not among the utensils mentioned in the Torah that require immersion.
Source
In the Torah, Numbers 31:22: "Only the gold, the silver, the copper, the iron, the tin, and the lead" and verse 23: "Everything that can withstand fire, you shall pass through fire, and it will be clean; however, it must be purified with the water of purification; and everything that cannot withstand fire, you shall pass through water." From the verse "however, it must be purified with the water of purification," we learn the law of immersion for utensils made of the materials mentioned in verse 22. The sages also decreed immersion for glass utensils, as explained in Avodah Zarah 75b. Melamine utensils are made from a chemical material and are not included among the utensils mentioned in the Torah or in the decree of the sages, and do not require immersion.