The Swiss analysis was commissioned by the Blue Cross Bern-Solothurn-Freiburg. Four Iqos tobacco sticks were examined for so-called perpetual chemicals (PFAS, perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals), as the Blue Cross announced on Wednesday.
“Forever” chemicals
These chemicals have been linked to a number of health and environmental problems. They are called “forever” because they do not break down in the environment. The Austrian laboratory was able to detect four different eternity chemicals: perfluorodecanoic acid, perfluorocaproic acid, perfluorobutanoic acid and 4:2-fluorotelomersulfonic acid. These can cause severe burns to the skin and serious eye damage or are carcinogenic, as the Blue Cross announced.
The cigarette pack for the study was purchased by the Blue Cross in December 2023 and handed over to the laboratory in its original packaging. For the analysis, four cigarette parts with the respective cigarette paper were crushed and processed.
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