Whites absorb more nonstick and stain- and water-resistant products contaminates…

A suspected carcinogen used to make nonstick and stain- and water-resistant products contaminates white Americans at three times the rate of Mexican Americans and nearly twice that of blacks, according to new data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.Men in all three groups are slightly higher than women, according to the research, slated for publication in the April 1 edition of Environmental Science and Technology.

CDC researchers cannot explain the differences, though genetic and lifestyle factors are primary culprits.

“It is difficult to know,” said Antonia Calafat, senior research chemist at the CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health and the paper’s lead author. “Everything would be a speculation.”

The contaminants, known as perfluorochemicals or PFCs, are widely found in low levels in people and wildlife across the globe. In higher doses, they are suspected of causing cancer and other health problems in laboratory animals. Last month, a U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency panel advised regulators to classify one of them, perfluorooctanoic, or PFOA, as a likely human carcinogen. Continue reading…

Did you know…

The law requires warning labels on products known to

contain carcinogens or reproductive toxins?

Nonstick pans, wind-proof coats, even that 40-pound sack of dog food hauled home from Costco the other day all need a state Proposition 65 warning because they conceal a potential human carcinogen, a coalition of labor and environmental groups says.The culprit is PFOA, a long-living chemical necessary for modern wonders such as Gore-Tex and Teflon but suspected of contaminating the blood of everyone on the planet. Earlier this month, a federal scientific advisory panel concluded that PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid, likely causes cancer….

The law requires warning labels on products known to contain carcinogens or reproductive toxins. Most manufacturers faced with a Proposition 65 requirement retool their products to remove the problematic chemical.

“When you think of PFOA, you should think of it as one of the nastiest, most toxic, environmentally unfriendly chemicals,” said Richard Wiles, senior vice president of Environmental Working Group. “Citizens should have the right to shop their way around this chemical and make decisions to reduce their exposure.” Continue reading...

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