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submitted 5 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

The French National Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a bill aimed at restricting the manufacture and sale of products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — also known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” The MPs, backed by the government, voted to exclude kitchen utensils from the scope of the text.

Thanks to an intense lobbying push, manufacturers of frying pans and saucepans — including the SEB group, which owns Tefal — are exempt from this ban under the proposed law penned by French Green MPs.

Majority groups initially tried to delay the ban on kitchen utensils until 2030 — a timetable refused by the French Green MPs who instead suggested an exemption until 2026.

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[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

PFAS is a group of substances, not a substance.

PTFE is Teflon. Weird how someone would shill for DuPont, right?

https://theintercept.com/2015/08/11/dupont-chemistry-deception/

People like you fucking disgust me. Either you're willfully ignorant or maliciously so. Both are equally pathetic.

[-] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Wait up, I just checked and you’re technically right - PTFE is definitely a PFAS. Dunno if it’s dangerous or frequently breaks down into dangerous PFAS, but FWIW I’ve long suspected that nonstick pans can’t be good for you. I’ve never seen a nonstick pan that doesn’t have a single scratch in anyone’s kitchen before.

You could probably stand to improve the clarity of your arguments though haha

People like you fucking disgust me. Either you're willfully ignorant or maliciously so. Both are equally pathetic.

Not gonna get very far talking to people like that. Lucky for you I empathize with your intentions,

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