Split Thermomix mat

[djinni373]

Not happy
Despite treating my Thermomix mat with great care it has a split on the edge  

I have had it for over a year I guess. But I have had my el cheapo mat longer and it has been roughly treated and it is fine!
It is just a small split at the moment but a still a split. It is repairable? Safe to use?
Any thoughts?
TIA 

[snappy]

Djinni I would not be happy either

Can you contact HO and see if they will replace it for you?

[cookie1]

I have a couple of tiny splits in my mat. They developed after I had had it for only a short while. I am very careful now and they haven't gone any further.

[disaster chef]

I thought it said somewhere that if the mat is damaged you shouldn't use it because fibres could contaminate food.

[cecilia]

So sorry to hear about your rips, djinni373.  Disaster chef, you are absolutely right.

Never use a cut or ripped Thermomat as the fibreglass mesh material could migrate into the food.