{"id":67804,"date":"2020-11-04T01:04:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T01:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=67804"},"modified":"2020-11-04T01:04:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T01:04:03","slug":"kourtney-kardashian-peddles-covid-19-mask-conspiracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=67804","title":{"rendered":"Kourtney Kardashian peddles COVID-19 mask conspiracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paging Dr. Kardashian.<\/p>\n

The eldest Kardashian daughter, Kourtney, 41,\u00a0is catching flak\u00a0for peddling eyebrow-raising claims about the supposed health risks of surgical masks to her 102 million Instagram followers.<\/p>\n

On Halloween, the \u201cKeeping Up With the Kardashians\u201d star reposted an unattributed blurb that read in part, \u201cThose Blue Masks Mandated at grocery stores & airplanes are made of PTFE, a carcinogen made of synthetic fluoride.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The medical warning about PTFE, or polytetrafluoroethylene \u2014 a man-made chemical found in nonstick cooking coatings like Teflon \u2014 included a picture of a ubiquitous three-ply, single-use blue surgical mask. The post went on: \u201cAccording to Cancer.Org it increases the risk of liver, testicle, pancreas, kidney & breast tumors + ulcerative colitis, thyroid disease, preeclampsia and high cholesterol. High exposure can cause influenza-like symptoms and hemorrhaging in the lungs, leading to suffocation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kardashian also added her own commentary: a wide-eyed emoji and another with an exploding head. One reader, meanwhile,\u00a0called her post\u00a0\u201cscaremongering.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the American Cancer Society, listed as the source for the revelations, denounced the advisory.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no evidence to support the claim that the presence of PTFE in a mask causes cancer,\u201d Dr. William Cance, chief medical and scientific officer of the ACS, told The Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a surgical oncologist, I, along with thousands of colleagues in the health-care profession, have been wearing masks for years to protect patients from the spread of infections,\u201d Cance added.<\/p>\n\n

In fact, an article the ACS published\u00a0on chemicals found in cookware did not even explore PTFE, but instead warned of another chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, as having the \u201cpotential to be a health concern.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plus, there\u2019s no mention of masks in the story. The\u00a0nose and mouth barriers, which\u00a0have been proven to help prevent the transmission of coronavirus\u00a0particles, are not harmful when used properly. The chemicals in question may only be hurtful, and cause the \u201cinfluenza-like symptoms\u201d mentioned by Kardashian, when an object containing the compounds \u2014 such as a Teflon-coated pan \u2014\u00a0is heated to at least 500 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking down the coating and releasing fumes. In other words, don\u2019t cook and eat your masks.<\/p>\n

This is the latest in a series of social-media faux pas from the Kardashian-Jenners in the age of COVID. The clan has\u00a0been under fire\u00a0for flying to a private island to celebrate Kim\u2019s 40th birthday \u2014 the round-trip travel reportedly set the\u00a0almost-billionaire\u00a0back $1 million \u2014 with an entourage of 30, and sharing\u00a0plenty of revealing pics\u00a0after the fact. Supermodel sister Kendall likewise threw a luxe Halloween-themed birthday bash for her 25th birthday last week in Hollywood, where guests partied unmasked. Momager\u00a0Kris Jenner told Andy Cohen\u00a0in a radio interview that all of the guests were tested twice \u2014 \u201cWe were really responsible,\u201d said the matriarch \u2014 even though large gatherings and travel are discouraged due to the\u00a0pandemic.<\/p>\n

Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n