Re:Teflon is still toxic to birds
by Dylan16807 on Sunday November 05, 2023 @12:29PM
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> we know it is carcinogenic
Do we? PFOA is "possibly carcinogenic" but they've stopped using it when making teflon.
Re:Teflon is still toxic to birds
by sudosysgen on Sunday November 05, 2023 @02:39PM
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We do not know that PTFE is carcinogenic. Some of the products that can be used to make it are, but they should not be in the final product, if they are it's a manufacturing defect.
We also know that using more oil in cooking is bad, and who knows what results from the incomplete polymerization of oil and carbonized food. I'm at least as suspicious of it as I am of Teflon.
With lead, a lot of people thought so, but still they put it in our gasoline, in solder for our water pipes, etc. and a lot of people got some pretty bad neuro-developmental disorders as a result. I certainly hope we are not repeating the same story with teflon, though I, personally am not willing to risk my and my families bodies to it.