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@schizoidman@lemm.ee to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months ago

Nonstick Cookware Industry Furious at Suggestion They Should Stop Causing Cancer

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Nonstick Cookware Industry Furious at Suggestion They Should Stop Causing Cancer

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@schizoidman@lemm.ee to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months ago
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The makers of America's nonstick cookware are none too pleased about a new law that will bar them from using carcinogenic "forever chemicals."
  • NaibofTabr
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    19•4 months ago

    Buying thrift store cast iron is risky, it may have been used to melt lead.

    • @jaybone@lemmy.world
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      12•4 months ago

      Sorry if this is a dumb question, but why would you use it to melt lead?

      • @Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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        6•4 months ago

        https://www.theballisticassistant.com/turning-scrap-lead-into-a-resource/

    • @buycurious@lemmy.world
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      11•4 months ago

      Fair, but you can get a lead testing kit for around $10 USD.

    • @stoy@lemmy.zip
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      11•4 months ago

      Sigh, just when I thought I found a way to get a smooth frying pan, look in my comments, I litterarly just posted here…

      Why would people melt lead in a frying pan?

      • NaibofTabr
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        5•4 months ago

        Most often to make their own bullets.

        • @stoy@lemmy.zip
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          5•4 months ago

          Ah, but why in a frying pan?

          • Refurbished Refurbisher
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            6•4 months ago

            Cheap, commonly available, convenient.

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