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404@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Chunks of teflon are getting in your food
The aluminium underneath, which was protected by the teflon, is getting into your food (especially true with acidic foods, since they will react with aluminium and erode it).

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FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I don’t know that the PTFE is going to be any worse than all the other micro plastic we’re eating*, but the aluminum definitely is a problem.

Id suggest replacing it (or using the others until you can replace it,)

Tomorrow might be a good time if you can afford it, with all the sales.

*ain’t life grand?

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- manualoverride@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  There was that town in the US where 3M dumped PTFE into the rivers and it made it into the drinking water, I watched a documentary where people in that town have a cancer rate 169 times the national average. IIRC
  
  PTFE is one of the greatest chemicals to ingest… if you want to grow some extra body parts.
  
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  - Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I think you might be thinking about this
    
    Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a chemical formerly used in the manufacture of PTFE products such as non-stick coated cookware, can be carcinogenic for people who are exposed to it (see Ecotoxicity).[66] Concerning levels of PFOA have been found in the blood of people who work in or live near factories where the chemical is used, and in people regularly exposed to PFOA-containing products such as some ski waxes and stain-resistant fabric coatings, but non-stick cookware was not found to be a major source of exposure, as the PFOA is burned off during the manufacturing process and not present in the finished product.[64] Non-stick coated cookware has not been manufactured using PFOA since 2013,[67] and PFOA is no longer being made in the United States.[66]
    
    Shouldn’t be used anymore
    
    PTFE is one of the greatest chemicals to ingest… if you want to grow some extra body parts.
    
    Actually ingesting teflon “chips” (hah) shouldn’t do anything. It should just pass through without interacting with your body. Not a pleasant thought, eating them, but shouldn’t have any harmful effects either.
    
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    manualoverride@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    That’s the stuff, serves me right for only half paying attention to a documentary. Either way I’ll probably steer clear of Teflon pans in future.
    
    I did try to find ScotchGuard a few years ago when I got a new Sofa (Couch for the Americans) and I found it was discontinued because it was probably just PFOA in a spray bottle :)
    
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