2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Scientists claim that the GenX material in the making of Teflon can cause cancer. The production of Teflon by the French company DuPont contains GenX material, which can be dangerous to human health.
In animal laboratory studies, GenX material has been shown to cause cancer, infertility, liver and kidney disease.
The company has been producing Teflon with this material since 2009. Previously, Teflon products were produced with perfluorooctanoic acid. But after long processes and claims that this acid is dangerous to health, the company began producing Teflon with GenX material, claiming it was safer.
The company has 16 reports on the production of Teflon with hazardous content. Between 2006-2013, the US Environmental Protection Agency reported that this material had a dangerous effect on the animal's body such as weight gain, changes in the immune system, kidney and liver diseases.
For example, according to a report published in January 2013, mice subjected to a laboratory test for two years with GenX showed the formation of tumors, liver failure, uterine polyps.
So be careful what you buy and which company and be more concerned about your health.
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