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Old 06-09-2007, 05:28 PM
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Default not just in cookware:
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070602/fob5.asp

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Chemicals that prevent grease from seeping through food packaging transform in rats into a suspected carcinogenic compound. This conversion could help explain why that compound—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)—shows up so widely in people's blood, say researchers......
But scientists don't know the primary route by which PFOA gets into people (see Nonstick Pollution Sticks in People). Environmental chemists Scott A. Mabury and Jessica C. D'eon of the University of Toronto tested a pathway that begins with related chemicals called polyfluoroalkyl phosphate surfactants (PAPS), substances used to coat oil- and water-repellent food wrappers. A study in 2005 showed that similar compounds used in these applications can leach from microwave-popcorn packaging into the food.
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