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Same with some granite countertop sealer I bought in a spray bottle. Had to dig online for a while before I could figure out what it's made of, which is almost
by colordrops 2y ago
Same with some granite countertop sealer I bought in a spray bottle. Had to dig online for a while before I could figure out what it's made of, which is almost pure PFAS. Crazy considering we prepare foods near it.
- kyleee 2y agoWild, thanks for sharing. Any brands or other details you uncovered? I’d bet that most/all common products for countertop sealing may be implicated?
- colordrops 2y agoGranite Gold Sealer I wasn't able to find the exact chemical, but the ingredients list from their website lists: "Fluorinated Polymer" which is another word for PFAS. https://granitegoldse1.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sealer.pdf https://granitegoldse1.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/...
- kyleee 2y agoI bet Matt Mullenweg really dislikes this - PFAS and WP Engine combined
- amluto 2y agoA bunch of the lubricants that are FDA approved for incidental food contact contain PTFE. It’s unclear how harmful the teeny tiny particles of PTFE are.
- more_corn 2y agoThey bioaccumulate because the “forever” part means they don’t break down. The reason they’ve been banned in food wrappers is that they accumulate to levels that become toxic. We should avoid them every way we can.
- amluto 2y agoThis is an oversimplification. Quartz doesn’t break down either, and yet people don’t worry about bioaccumulating sand when they go to the beach.
- red-iron-pine 2y agoyou don't absorb quartz through your skin and is inert if it gets into your stomach. small particles won't hurt your guts and will get pooped out; ingesting dirt is something that is not uncommon with animals, including people.