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by netizen-936824 1638 days ago
We used to think Teflon and the like were fine, until we found these compounds lasting basically forever in the environment and interacting with proteins.

In my opinion, a better default is to avoid when possible although its difficult to escape them everywhere. We are surrounded by plastics, and for good reason. They've done amazing things especially in the medical field.