PFAS - TEA FIBER STRAW
2024 New Test Per/Poly fluoro alkyl substances, PFAS
Per/Poly fluoro alkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of chemically stable synthetic substances that are widely used as surface coatings because they are waterproof, oil-proof, and have low friction. Such as clothing, paper film, food packaging materials, cooking utensils, fire-fighting foam...etc.
The U.S. FDA published a research investigation in 2019 and found traces of PFAS in foods such as chocolate cakes, sausages, and tilapia. In addition to environmental and water source pollution, food contact materials may also be sources of PFAS, such as popcorn bags. , pizza lining paper, Teflon non-stick pans, etc. If the Teflon non-stick pans commonly used in households contain PFAS, dry burning at high temperatures or scratches on the pans may also cause the risk of leaching out PFAS. Countries around the world are still continuing to evaluate the health risks of these compounds to the human body.
It is reported that water bodies in Osaka, Japan are polluted, and residents’ blood tests contain high concentrations of "PFAS" (fluorinated surfactants). This common but extremely harmful "forever chemical" is around us every day.
These chemicals are used in a wide range of products, from food packaging to cosmetics to furniture. These products have been found to have caused health problems, including liver damage, kidney cancer and birth defects in newborns.
EU countries already have restrictions on certain types and uses of PFAS. But environmental activists and some European governments are calling for comprehensive management of PFAS as a whole.
The International Chemical Policy Advocacy Network reminds that due to its environmental persistence and human health concerns, PFAS has been widely regulated internationally and nationally in recent years. The Ministry of Environment of China has also successively listed perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in the PFAS category. ), lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate, perfluorooctane sulfonate fluoride (PFOSA) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). In July this year, it was announced that "perfluorohexane sulfonate" would be added to the list of PFAS. (PFHxS)" is a toxic chemical substance.
