Eight out of twelve tested models of mitt blenders are leaking chlorinated paraffins when used according to the suppliers' instructions. This is revealed inward a study from Stockholm University where researchers analyzed a choice of mitt blenders which are available on the Swedish market. Chlorinated paraffins are included inward the dependent plain grouping of persistent organic pollutants which humans together with animals should live protected from.
The tested mitt blenders were bought inward stores inward Sweden together with analyzed inward firm to gain upwards one's hear if they leak chlorinated paraffins to nutrient nether normal use.
"The results showed that viii of the twelve tested mitt blenders emit chlorinated paraffins during normal household use. In 5 of them, the levels are high inward our opinion," says Åke Bergman, Professor at the Department of Materials together with Environment Chemistry, Stockholm University, together with Head of Swetox. We convey reported the regain to the Swedish Chemicals Agency together with the Swedish National Food Administration together with informed the suppliers of the tested mitt blenders.
Chlorinated paraffins amongst brusque carbon chains (C8-C12) are highly toxic to aquatic organisms together with may campaign long-term adverse effects inward the aquatic environs because they are stable, recalcitrant compounds that are stored inward the environment. Short-chain chlorinated paraffins send on the liver, kidneys together with thyroid together with are mayhap carcinogen. Leaks that were detected inward the study include chlorinated paraffins amongst both brusque together with medium-long carbon chains.
"This agency that the purpose of two-thirds of the tested mitt blenders volition Pb to human exposure to materials stored inward the trunk inward the same way as, for example PCBs. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marrow that is prohibited to purpose inward products for to a greater extent than than xl years," says Åke Bergman.
Chlorinated paraffins are used inward cutting fluids inward the metallic manufacture together with every bit plasticizers together with / or burn downwards retardants inward plastics.
"Chlorinated paraffins seem to live inward the hood but higher upwards the rotating blade inward the mitt blender. However, at that spot are many questions to inquire regarding how together with why chlorinated paraffins are used inward mitt blenders," says Åke Bergman.
It was when the researchers analyzed truthful cat nutrient inward a projection on organic pollutants that they institute clear traces of chlorinated paraffins inward the tested truthful cat food. Repeated analyzes showed that the truthful cat nutrient had been contaminated past times a newly purchased mitt blender used to homogenize the truthful cat food. The researchers went farther together with tested or together with thus other twelve mitt blenders of dissimilar brands together with models.
"The study needs to live followed upwards past times to a greater extent than run for a comprehensive picture, but the resultant is unambiguous. People tin live exposed to substances harmful past times ingestion of nutrient that has been mixed which is serious, specially if it affects minor children," says Åke Bergman. "This regain likewise shows in i trial once to a greater extent than that it is impossible amongst electrical current Swedish police pull to proceed rail of what substances are used when it comes to chemicals."