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There is more and more information about foods that are toxic to health, but very little is said about the implements we use to preparing our meals.
Australian researchers say in a new study that only one crack in the surface of a Teflon coated pan could release around 235307875 plastic particles.
The Raman laser spectrometer provides geological and mineralogical on igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary processes; especially regarding interactions related to water (chemical weathering, chemical precipitation of brines, etc.).
Raman imaging and algorithmic modeling have identified that the broken pan coating can cause the release of 2.3 million microplastics and nanoplastics.
Microplastics are pieces of plastic that measure less than five millimeters and nanoplastics measure less than 1 micrometer.
“The material Teflon non-stick coating is generally a member of the PFAS family,” said Newcastle University researcher Dr. Cheng Fang, one of the study authors, in a Flinders University statement.
“Since PFAS is a major concern, these Teflon microparticles in our food could be a health problem, [that] needs research because we don’t know much about these emerging contaminants,” he warned.
They used the pans without food oils to prove their hypothesis
Fang and his team tested six different nonstick pots and pans that were new and used, mimicking a cooking or cleaning process, although no food or cooking oils were used.
The station said a steel spatula, a barbecue clamp, a stainless steel wool scourer and a wooden spatula in the tested kitchen utensils.
For his part, Flinders University researcher Professor Youhong Tang said that the study advises people to be careful when selecting and using utensils to avoid food contamination, but that more research is recommended
, “since the t Eflon is a member of the PFAS family”.
Teflon is a synthetic plastic chemically composed of carbon and fluorine atoms that has a low level of friction and remarkable chemical, thermal and electrical stability, according to the study.
PFAS are “forever chemicals” because they take hundreds of , or even thousands, of years to decompose in the environment.
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