Safety of Nonstick Cookware Unresolved
PFOA Used In The Production Of Teflon Nonstick Cookware. Consumers should be aware of the controversy and consider whether they want to take steps to limit possible harm while the science is being sorted out. The questions center around a man-made chemical called perfluoroctanoic acid, PFOA for short. PFOA is used in the production … [Read more...]
Study Warns of Health Risk From Nonstick Cookware
Warning Labels On Nonstick Cookware. An environmental research organization is urging the federal government to put warning labels on cookware coated with Teflon and similar nonstick coatings. A new study released Thursday by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) finds that this cookware more quickly reaches temperatures … [Read more...]