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PFAS are ubiquitous in paper food containers too. One weird trick to make paper waterproof: coat it in fluoridated chemicals! https://toxicfreefuture.org/new-s
by Scaevolus 4y ago
PFAS are ubiquitous in paper food containers too. One weird trick to make paper waterproof: coat it in fluoridated chemicals!
https://toxicfreefuture.org/new-study-finds-pfas-chemicals-in-takeout-food-packaging/ https://toxicfreefuture.org/new-study-finds-pfas-chemicals-i...
- glial 4y agoFrom the link: > Four out of the five analyzed takeout containers from Whole Foods Market were likely treated with PFAS.
- DoingIsLearning 4y agoSo for sanity, when they sell 'baking tray paper' I see in the composition that it is silicone coated. Is that baking paper PFAS/PFOAS contaminated at all? If not, then why on earth would you not just coat all paper with silicone for waterproofing, it cannot be more expensive that PFAS based waterproofing, right?