PFOA stands for “perfluorooctanoic acid”, which is a man-made synthetic compound used in the manufacturing of not only non-stick cookware but in making stain-resistant fabrics and carpets as well. It’s important to note that PFOA is also used in the process of making PTFE, but that its...
Still, without oversight, corporate commitments are not a guarantee, and there's always concern of contamination, PFAS experts said. Gore, for example,said years agothat the company had eliminated PFOA from its materials. But in its testing last year, Toxic-Free Futurefound itin REI Gore-Tex ...
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One of the most well-known PFAS used in cookware is Teflon, made with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE); or, before 2013, with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Both are types of PFAS, but there are thousands of others. “There could be labels on your cookware that say PFOA free, but the ...