WARNING: Teflon, Non-stick Coatings, PFOA's and other coatings deadly to your Parrots

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I just looked up band aids as a protection against biting and found alarming PFOA content in a lot of popular brands. The list is extensive. https://techthelead.com/all-the-ban...st-of-brands-found-to-have-forever-chemicals/

Bingo hates me when I wear a even though I am wearing it because of him (usually).
When he notices one on me when I am holding him it’s both funny and scary at the same time.

He rears back and away from it but can’t fly away and I have to try to get rid of him without getting bitten (again).

 

[GaleriaGila]

Wow.

Wow.

Protecting our birds needs eternal vigilance. Thanks, y'all.

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Now I have a legitimate reason to wear panda bandages.

 

[wrench13]

Like I keep saying, these type coatings are sneaking into products all the time!!

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Ollie has a shredder toy that he just started loving and I feel bad but I just cut half of it off because it was foam type material and who knows what's in that...Now he only has half a toy because the other one looked like it could have lead.

 

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Found this picture in a recent email.

 

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I post this for information only nat political.
I had no idea this stuff was used in lithium ion batteries.
For me it’s not so much about cars but I have two “solar generators “ that use the same batteries.

PFAS in batteries: The toxic Trojan of the electric vehicles revolution

We are driving the change to safer chemicals

chemsec.org

 

[bug_n_flock]

Yikes. Old thread but definitely worth popping back up and getting more attention. I knew about non stick in the kitchen and anything that heats up, but the bandaids and etc was new info for me. Sheeeeeeeeeesh. Unsettling stuff

 

[bug_n_flock]

I was just told the stuff is in receipt paper too. Yikes, be careful out there

 

[wrench13]

You mean thermal paper, like register tape? True! I have to get regular plain paper for Saltys paper dispensing toy, he loves t so much!

 

[bug_n_flock]

Idk exactly what kind, but I sent someone a message with a heads up about something I learned on this thread and they said that about the receipt paper and that apparently it soaks thru your skin especially well if you just used hand sanitizer?

I hadn't even thought about those paper dispensing toys! Gosh, even being extremely diligent it's easy to have bad luck and a heartbreaking disaster

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Yes receipt paper is really bad for you. I think sometimes they just feel like being creative to see how toxic they can make normal things.

 

[Talaya]

Ive heard there is a Steel Ninja airfryer in the US that doesn’t contain teflon.. but when i contacted the UK branch they said all the airfyers here contain teflon and are not bird safe. I don’t know about a foodie grill. I guess it’s also down to your individual countries models too.