Can someone help me understand why PFOA alternative will not be harmful to human(and other living beings) if they are used in general applications involving humans?
My point of view based on limited knowledge –
Process can be PFOA free but they might be using other PFAS(as already pointed out int his thread) whose long term impact on the health is not known and hence companies are using those.
But considering that the F based compound can be a lot stable(especially fluoropolymers use case) then why can not be other PFOA alternative be stable enough to reach human bodies.
Another potential concern is that other PFAS are now in use. For example, hexafluoropropylene oxide (HFPO, also known as a ‘GenX’ chemical) is often used to replace PFOA in manufacturing processes, while perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) is used as a replacement for PFOS. New PFAS also continue to be developed. These chemicals haven’t been around long enough for researchers to fully understand if they might have the same (or even different) health effects.
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