An everyday substance. Two substances, previously present in Teflon, have been classified as “carcinogenic to humans” and the other as “possibly carcinogenic” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), announced on Thursday, November 30 in the magazine scientific The Lancet Oncology. .
Present in many everyday products.
The substances in question are PFOA, also called perfluorooctanoic acid, classified as a “human carcinogen”, and PFOS, or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, classified as a “possible carcinogen.”
Both are part of perfluoroalkylated and polyfluoroalkylated substances, this group of chemical substances used “in many everyday products”, such as technical clothing, fireproof foams or food packaging, according to ANSES. PFOA was notably present in the Teflon-type nonstick coating.
Formerly called “eternal pollutants”, these substances are considered toxic and have been present in our daily environment for decades.
Independent experts
Classified as a “possible carcinogen” since 2014, PFOA is now classified as a Category 1 carcinogen, according to IARC. A group in which we find other substances such as asbestos or benzene.
PFOS, for its part, is classified as a “possible carcinogen” in group 2B, which includes substances whose carcinogenic nature has not been proven, but about which, however, there are serious doubts.
This decision is based on the work of thirty independent experts from around the world and the analysis of all existing scientific studies on these substances.
The world population exposed
According to some of this work, PFOA may contribute to increasing the risk of infectious diseases and reducing the immune response to vaccines.
Regarding PFOS, like PFOA, it causes epigenetic alterations and has an immunosuppressive effect in humans.
It is estimated that the entire world population is exposed to these two substances to the point that they are present in everyone’s body.
Source: BFM TV
