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Is this a joke? "As a result of the lawsuits concerning the PFOA class-action lawsuit, DuPont began to use GenX, a similarly fluorinated compound, as a replace
by forgotmypw17 5y ago
Is this a joke?
"As a result of the lawsuits concerning the PFOA class-action lawsuit, DuPont began to use GenX, a similarly fluorinated compound, as a replacement for polytetrafluoroethylene in the manufacture of fluoropolymers, such as Teflon.[71][72] However, in lab tests on rats, GenX has been shown to cause many of the same health problems as PFOA.[73][74]
The chemicals are manufactured by Chemours, a corporate spin-off of DuPont, in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[75] While PFOA was phased out by 2014, Chemours was already found to be dumping GenX into the Cape Fear River in 2017, with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) ordering Chemours to halt discharges of all fluorinated compounds on September 5, 2017."
- ceejayoz 5y agoThis stuff drives me insane. Things like "BPA-free!" almost always translates to "We replaced it with something that's probably worse!" At some point, we have to figure out a way to crack down on companies that knowingly just switch from one troublesome chemical to a lightly tweaked version of the same thing.
- Factorium 5y agoJust ban entire elements. There's no need to include fluorine in any consumer packaging or in any products that can leach into the environment. Just whitelist certain chemicals and uses eg. toothpaste fluorides.
- filoeleven 5y agoWe need a federal analogue act for industrial chemicals. Or, better yet, do what the EU reportedly does, and demand safety tests before allowing novel chemicals to be used, instead of 30 years later after someone notices the 1000% increase of obscure cancer rates near the Chemours plant. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Analogue_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Analogue_Act