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by Qem 564 days ago
Is like when bisphenol A (BPA)[1] was found to be toxic in many studies, and manufacturers started advertising baby bottles and other childcare items as "BPA Free", while replacing it with bisphenol F (BPF)[2], chemically very similar and probably just as toxic, but less studied. Toxicity does not necessarily change with time, but our knowledge about it does.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A

[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_F