Ban on Teflon Chemical Tied to Fewer Low-Weight Babies.

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'Banning a chemical used to make Teflon led to a sharp decrease in pregnancy-related problems.

Perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, had been used in many consumer products, including nonstick cookware, food packaging, electronics and carpets. The chemical was linked to a range of health problems, including low-weight births. Beginning in 2003, its use was gradually phased out in the United States under an agreement between government and industry, and eliminated by 2014.

Researchers used data from a larger health study to estimate levels of serum PFOA in women of childbearing age. They gathered data on birth weights from a government database. The study is in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health.

PFOA blood levels peaked in 2007-8, and then declined consistently each year through 2014. PFOA was implicated in 5 percent of low-weight births in 2007-8 and in 0.5 percent in 2013-14.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/well/ban-on-teflon-chemical-tied-to-fewer-low-weight-babies.html?

[mopinko]

1. nasty shit teflon.

as someone who has kept pet birds most of my life, i have been well aware of it's danger. and just how widespread it is in consumer products. hell, for a while they were putting it in toilet bowl cleaner for people too lazy to clean their toilets. and clothes.
it is really hard to get away from.
i doubt whatever they replaced it with is a whole lot better.