Kube khona inkulumo ezindabeni mayelana nekhemikhali elinobuthi elibizwa nge-PFOA. Ingabe kufanele ukhathazeke nge-PFOA ku- cookware yakho engaphephile ?
I-PFOA ilula ye-perfluorooctanoic acid (ebizwa nangokuthi i-C8), isakhi samakhemikhali samakhemikhali asetshenziswayo, kanye ne- PTFE , ekwakheni imikhiqizo ethile yabathengi asekelwe ku-fluoropolymer kanye ne-telomer, kufaka phakathi ukugqoka kwesikhumba se-panti njengeTeflon. Imikhiqizo eyenziwe iqukethe ama-PFOA, futhi i-Environmental Protection Agency ayinayo imininingwane eyanele mayelana nomkhiqizo ukukhombisa ukuthi ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo kungabangela ingozi yempilo noma ukukhathazeka.
I-EPA ne-PTFE
Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokuthi le makhemikhali isetshenziselwa inqubo yokukhiqiza, itholakala emazingeni aphansi emvelweni ngisho nasegazini le-sampula yabantu base-US. Kutholakale kuthinta ukuthuthukiswa kwezilwane ze-laboratory, kanye neminye imiphumela emibi empilweni yabo.
Ngo-2004, i-EPA yathatha isinyathelo sokuphatha ngokumelene neDuPont (umkhiqizi waseTeflon), egxeka inkampani yokuhluleka ukubika ingozi yokulimala empilweni yabantu kanye nemvelo ngenxa yokungena kwi-PFOA phakathi nonyaka ka-1981 kuya ku-2001. Ngenxa yalokho, ngo-2005 I-DuPont ikhokhele imali eyizigidi eziyizigidi ezingu-10.25 zokuphula imithetho yezemvelo yezemvelo.
Ngo-2006, i-EPA yasungula uhlelo lwe-PFOA lokuphatha, lumema abakhiqizi abangu-8 abakhulu be-fluoropolymer kanye ne-telomer ukuba bahlanganyele ekuqedeni ukusetshenziswa kwe-PFOA emithonjeni nokuqukethwe komkhiqizo ngo-2015. Umgomo wokuqala ukunciphisa ukukhishwa nokuqukethwe kwePPOA ngamaphesenti angu-95 2010.
Eziningi zezinkampani, kuhlanganise noDuPont no-3M, zihlangabezane noma zidlulile lowo mgomo, ngakho-ke imboni isendleleni eya emgomweni wayo wokuqeda ukusetshenziswa kwePPOA ngokuphelele.
Imizamo ye-EPA ibonakala isebenza: Ngo-2007, ucwaningo lubonise ukuthi ukuhlushwa kwe-PFOA kwisampula yegazi labantu base-United States (eqoqwe ngonyaka ka 2003-2004) kwaba ngamaphesenti angu-25 ngaphansi kwalawo amasampuli aqoqwe ngo-1999-2000.
Ingabe Kufanele Uzikhathazeke Ngokusebenzisa Ukupheka Kokupheka Kwama-Nonstick?
Ukuphathwa Kwezokudla Nezidakamizwa kuhlolisisa imishini yokupheka etholakalayo emphakathini jikelele, futhi ezitatimendeni zezitatimende ze-EPA mayelana ne-PFOA, ikhishwe isitatimende sokuqinisekisa ukuthi imikhiqizo enezingubo ezingaphephile iphephile umphakathi waseMelika ongasisebenzisa uma isetshenziswe njengoba kuhloswe .
Kodwa-ke, kunezinyathelo ezithile zokuqapha ongayithatha uma usebenzisa i-non-cook cookware ne-bakeware:
- Ungadluli i-cookware ne-bakeware. I-Teflon nezinye izinto zokugqoka zingase ziqale ukwehla uma izinga lokushisa lifinyelela ku-500˚F, futhi i-Environmental Working Group ibike ukuthi ukukhishwa kwemifino ye-carcinogenic kungase kukhishwe uma amapaneti eshisa.
- Ukuze ugweme ukushisa, ungagcini i-pan engenalutho, bese usebenzisa ukushisa okuphansi noma okuphambili ukupheka.
- Ungashiyi i-cookware eyomile noma engenalutho ku-burner eshisayo noma kuhhavini elishisayo.
- Sebenzisa izitsha zamapulangwe, ze-silicone neziplastiki epanini ukugwema ukukhipha noma ukuqeda.
- Lahla amapayipi awonakele ngokushesha.
- Gcina izinyoni zikhiphe ekhishini. Ngamapheshana abo okuphefumula, izinyoni zingagula, noma zife, zivela emithonjeni eyenziwa ngokupheka, ngisho nalapho ukupheka kwe-cookware kungasetshenzisiwe.
- Ungagcini i-cookware engekho ematheni, noma uma ubeka isitoreji, amathawula wephepha ongqimba noma indwangu elithambile phakathi kwebumbi ngalinye noma i-pan.
Uma usakhathazekile nge-PFOA, funa ezinye zezinkampani eziningi zokupheka zokupheka ngaphandle kwe-PFOA, okufaka phakathi i- Bialetti Aeternum , i-Swiss Diamond, i-GreenPan ne-Cuisinart GreenGourmet. (Funda kabanzi mayelana ne-eco-friendly nonstick cookware )
Funda olunye ulwazi oluvela e-EPA ku-PFOA.