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Re:Study finds link between 'forever chemicals' in cookware ... by alfor on Friday August 12, 2022 @01:36PM (#32441668)
What is replacing PFOA?

Is it something already present in what we eat or is it a ’new’ molecule that living organisms have never seen before?

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Re:Study finds link between 'forever chemicals' in cookware ... by californical on Friday August 12, 2022 @01:51PM (#32441844)
I am far from an expert, but there are hundreds of extremely similar but slightly modified versions of PFOA that haven’t been proven unsafe, so are still allowed, but they’re all so similar it’s hard to believe that they’ll have different affects.

We’ll see though in another 30-50 years how much they’ve hurt us again!

Some info & includes links to other sources: https://www.consumerreports.org/toxic-chemicals-substances/p...

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Re:Study finds link between 'forever chemicals' in cookware ... by stjohnswarts on Friday August 12, 2022 @07:50PM (#32445356)
PTFE is still perfectly safe. This is a scare tactic and click bait. PFOAs have been out of vogue for a long time.
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