Show HN: PFAS.report – Measure the forever chemicals in your blood via Quest

Re:Show HN: PFAS.report – Measure the forever chemicals in y... by bolangi on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @02:40PM (#36510669)

I've used PTFE dental floss for decades, and recently diagnosed with a thyroid condition. I wonder if there could be a connection. This test will at least give me an idea of my blood levels of PFAS.

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Re:Show HN: PFAS.report – Measure the forever chemicals in y... by mdrew on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @03:00PM (#36510964)

Honestly, the dental floss is the most fucked PFAS application out of all of them.

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Re:Show HN: PFAS.report – Measure the forever chemicals in y... by exhilaration on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @03:07PM (#36511085)

What floss should one use to avoid these chemicals?

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Re:Show HN: PFAS.report – Measure the forever chemicals in y... by mdrew on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @03:13PM (#36511158)

There's no PFAS labeling requirements and i bet a lot of the manufacturers lie anyways. I have no idea.

I went with Grin because they said it's PFAS free. Best I could do.

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Re:Show HN: PFAS.report – Measure the forever chemicals in y... by ars on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @03:06PM (#36511067)

No, that is incorrect. PTFE is not a PFAS (it's chemically related, but is not the same).

You are perfectly fine with PTFE dental floss - it has no reactive PFAS components in it.

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Re:Show HN: PFAS.report – Measure the forever chemicals in y... by upsidesinclude on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @03:32PM (#36511427)

That is not a good recommendation and is also incorrect

PTFE, the material, does not contain PFAS in bulk form.

That's the end.

Floss, as a product, could contain any number of compounds related to the manufacturing, packaging and coating.

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Re:Show HN: PFAS.report – Measure the forever chemicals in y... by mdrew on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @03:14PM (#36511169)

Interesting.

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Re:Show HN: PFAS.report – Measure the forever chemicals in y... by upsidesinclude on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @03:33PM (#36511460)

Take that with a grain of salt

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