Paul Saladino· MD
Bedding marketed as stain- or water-resistant 69% of PFAs, 69% of the bedding that was marketed as stain- or water-resistant had PFAs.
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Bedding marketed as stain- or water-resistant 69% of PFAs, 69% of the bedding that was marketed as stain- or water-resistant had PFAs.
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PFAs were detected in 72% of them.
In that blog, which I believe is the Mamavation blog, they did a study on activewear and PFA. So, this is yoga pants, leggings. They sent 32 pairs of activewear, mostly workout leggings and yoga pants to an EPA certified lab to test for organic fluorine, which is an indicator of PFAs. ... 25% of the leggings, yoga pants, and leisure leggings were sent to lab came back with detectable levels of fluorine.
products that were not marketed as stain- or water-resistant, there were no PFAs in those.
Comforter had PFAs. So, you get the idea. When these are marketed as stain or water resistant, they are containing PFAs.