Study finds link between 'forever chemicals' in cookware and liver cancer

Re:Study finds link between 'forever chemicals' in cookware ... by jfim on Friday August 12, 2022 @11:21PM (#32446605)

I'm not a material scientist, but the two are constructed very differently.

Tetrapaks are laminated, meaning that various layers of solid materials are glued together. Think of it as a sticker on something.

For cans, the epoxy is a liquid coating that's applied by spraying or roller coating, more like paint.

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Re:Study finds link between 'forever chemicals' in cookware ... by coryrc on Friday August 12, 2022 @11:32PM (#32446640)

And, for the cans, it then cures in place. The BPA is like a catalyst and doesn't bind with the material, which is what allows it to leach out so well.

Polyethylene, in addition to being a safer molecule, uses catalysts which don't end up in the final product, which means you can't be exposed to them.

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Re:Study finds link between 'forever chemicals' in cookware ... by smohare on Saturday August 13, 2022 @01:01AM (#32447067)

“Leach out so well”. Sounds like you never read the studies around how it leaches, lol.

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