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Re:Weight loss relapse associated with exposure to perfluoro... by elil17 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @03:56PM (#35645401)
PTFE is made using using a process that uses PFOA or another, similar fluorosurfactant. There are likely trace amounts of these fluorosurfactants left behind in the PTFE, which might be enough to cause issues.
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Re:Weight loss relapse associated with exposure to perfluoro... by ars on Thursday April 20, 2023 @04:30PM (#35645837)
Not anymore, the current process does not use PFOA anymore. I think maybe 10 or 20 years now.
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Re:Weight loss relapse associated with exposure to perfluoro... by elil17 on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @04:04PM (#35705952)
Right, it uses other, similar flourosurfactants.
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