fluorotelomers

SCIENTIST: On the food ingredients list it does not contain popcorn, butter and fluorotelomers.

CNN Transcript May 2, 2006 2006

An independent scientific review board for the EPA found perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, which can be extracted from the chemical fluorotelomers, does cause cancer in animals and is likely to be carcinogenic to humans.

CNN Transcript May 2, 2006 2006

GUPTA: FDA scientists say popcorn is still safe and there's no concern, especially in the small amounts of fluorotelomers that generally show up.

CNN Transcript May 2, 2006 2006

PFOA has been used to make fluoropolymers including Teflon coatings, rain gear and wiring insulation, and fluorotelomers, such as firefighting foams and grease repellants added to popcorn bags, food wrappers, clothing, leather, upholstery and carpets.

3M, DuPont Settle Patent Fight Over Coating Process for Teflon - Bloomberg 2010

Under the terms of an agreement it signed in 2005, DuPont was required to comprehensively test another group of its chemicals, fluorotelomers, to see if PFOA is produced as a byproduct of the chemicals 'manufacture or decomposition.

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