Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body

Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by ksaj on Thursday June 22, 2023 @11:47PM (#36442545)

Is it the microwaves effect on the popcorn, or the fake butter that might cause "popcorn lung" if the fumes get inhaled, getting modified into PFAs by microwaving?

If it's the first, I'd expect almost everything you nuke to be at least a risk of PFAs. If its the second, that's easier to deal with by avoiding fake popcorn butter.

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Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by nunesvn on Friday June 23, 2023 @12:03AM (#36442651)

> They are also widely used in paper products meant to hold foods that are hot, gooey or greasy. That includes the wrappers that hold fast food, and, as you noted in your letter, microwave popcorn bags.

It's on the paper.

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Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by cmrx64 on Thursday June 22, 2023 @11:52PM (#36442583)

Diacetyl contains no fluorine, it’s gotta be whatever lining they use on the paper.

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Re:Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body by smelendez on Friday June 23, 2023 @12:04AM (#36442661)

Yeah, the study says PFAS has been found in the packaging.

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