The wax paper can be carcinogenic

With baking paper on the baking trays and roasting pans we don't have to scrape the plates of stuck food.

Nevertheless, you should be wary of using the baking paper. Namely, it can also be harmful to health, sounds the warning from the Consumer council Think.

Health imprægneringsvæsker in building materials

Label sheet

There are many different types of label sheet.

See the list on the ecolabel.dk

Commonly the wax paper is typically treated with fluorstoffer. It is this coating that makes the paper is grease - and water-resistant. Fluorstofferne makes that the paper is not mørner because of the water, and that the food does not burn stuck in the paper.

the Problem is just that fluorstoffer is an endocrine disruptor, as in the case of heating migrate easier into your food. And particularly fatty food occupy more of the hazardous substances.

Fluorstoffer are dangerous because they accumulate in our organs, for example kidneys and liver. The substances thought to be carcinogenic, hormone disruptors, just like fluoride can lower men's sperm count, increasing the risk for abortion and to remove the vaccine effect.

in Addition, the baking paper also harmful for the environment if it is disposed of in nature. The wax paper is hard to break down, and this means that it often ends up in the wastewater and from there back into the circuit and in your body.

Other products with fluoride

Fluorstoffer available bl.a. also in some:

PizzabakkerMadpapirMikrobølgepopkorn-emballagePaptallerkenerBil and skivoksTøjMøbler

How to get a completely clean oven

According to Mrs Green, is the chemical compound that the baking paper is coated with, however, is designed to withstand very high temperatures, and the temperature in the oven should typically be well over 230 degrees celsius, before it can become dangerous.

How did you avoid fluorstoffer?

Buy eco-labelled products. Eco-labelled products must not contain fluorstoffer.Use alternatives to fluorinated things. Don't eat the pizza of pizzabakken with fluorstoffer – eat from a plate instead.Do regularly clean and air out. Perfluorinated substances will be with the passage of time worn furniture, clothes and shoes. The substances will, therefore, interfere with the dust and whirl around in the air.Wash hands. Fluoridated dust can be easily washed of.

If you want to avoid the cookie sheet with fluorstoffer, you can select the label sheet.

Other alternatives are teflon-coated bagemåtter or baking sheets, which can tolerate high temperatures, which can be easily cleaned with e.g. a paper towel.

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