I installed a reverse osmosis water filter, switched to cast iron or stainless steel cookware, and use glass for food storage as much as I can. I wish there was an easy test for my level of exposure but I'm definitely aware.
Don’t wear most water repellent gear and definitely not goretex, although finally non pfas options are being phased in.
Avoid compostable to-go containers, many are lined with ptfe.
It’s really everywhere
I’m willing to be shown wrong on this, but unless you’re eating your GoreTex jacket, I don’t think it works that way. I am not going to absorb PFAs through my skin by wearing a GoreTex jacket.
Again, that’s just not how it works. It’s the manufacturing of these garments that’s the problem. Once they’re made and sold, I’ve seen no evidence that the garments aren’t safe to wear.
Relatively, this supposed to be negligible compared to the runoff of other industrial uses at least.
But yeah, they are in unexpected places.
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/dan...
Probably most people know about non-stick coatings in the kitchen. Most of them have forever chemicals. And wow, their marketing word choices are almost like privacy policies in their obfuscation.
Some stainless steel bottles are unlined. Sadly, the lined ones don’t have to include a warning label.
Also, our local Whole Foods has a warning sign in the produce aisle saying that some of their fruit is coated in a plastic “food wax”. There aren’t labelling or provenance laws, so not even Amazon can source untainted produce at scale.
They recommend peeling everything, since no wax removal soaps reliably remove the plastic.
Those two things are different.
90% of the time you're limited by what your local supermarkets provide.
(Instant Pots are stainless steel and often have a yogurt button, or you can get a dedicated plastic yogurt maker for ~ $20).