Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Pizza Box and Gore-Tex Linked To Cancer?
Compound Used in Pizza boxes "Likely Carcinogen," EPA Says
06-29-2005 -- Washington Post
An Environmental Protection Agency scientific advisory panel has identified perflurooctanoic acid (PFOA), a chemical used to make Teflon as a "likely carcinogen," a report in the Washington Post said.
The statement will be released in a report next month, and the EPA has released the draft report on its website. The agency is in involved in a major investigation into how the compound which used to be referred to as a "suggested" carcinogen. They are investigating it because it may become a regulated compound. The compound is used to make stain- and stick-resistant surfaces and materials like Gore-Tex fabrics and pizza boxes. They are investigating how it may get into consumer's blood and whether it affects their health the report said.
I'm sure the study releasing the heath hazards of second and third-hand exposure to perflurooctanoic acid will be due out shortly?
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