Teflon Side Effects May Result In Birth Defects Lawsuits
Teflon Side Effects Injury Lawsuits. The coating on non-stick pans used in millions of kitchens throughout the world has been linked to birth defects in humans. Chemical firms face claims that perfluorinated organic chemicals such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are a health threat. PFOA was first used in 1945 and is in … [Read more...]
Steelworkers lead drive to warn about chemical used in Teflon
A Coalition Ask The State To List Chemical Used in Teflon. A coalition including the United Steelworkers and several environmental groups is asking the state to list a chemical used in the production of Teflon and other products as a cancer-causing substance. The groups have filed a petition with the state under Proposition 65, a … [Read more...]
Board: Teflon Chemical a Likely Carcinogen
Teflon Chemical Should Be Considered A Carcinogen. A group of scientific advisers to the Environmental Protection Agency voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a recommendation that a chemical used in the manufacture of Teflon and other nonstick and stain-resistant products should be considered a likely carcinogen. The approval of … [Read more...]
Safety Concerns May Stick to Teflon
Teflon Might Be The Best Kitchen Innovation. For home cooks and professional chefs, Teflon might be the best kitchen innovation since sliced bread became a cliche. A pan with the nonstick coating makes easy-to-lift omelets and cleans up like a dream. The concept of a cooking surface so smooth that nothing sticks has even leapt … [Read more...]
Teflon chemical found in infants
99 Percent Of Babies Were Born With Trace Of Teflon Chemical. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital drew blood from the umbilical cords of 300 newborns and discovered something that would be deeply unnerving to many parents: Ninety-nine percent of the babies were born with trace levels of an industrial chemical - suspected as a … [Read more...]
Panel: Teflon Chemical a Likely Carcinogen
Teflon Chemical Should Be Considered A Carcinogen. A chemical used in the manufacture of Teflon and other nonstick and stain-resistant products should be considered a "likely" carcinogen, according to an independent scientific review panel advising the Environmental Protection Agency. The recommendation included in the … [Read more...]
Teflon Chemical to Be Altered by 2015
Teflon Chemical Will Be Altered To Prevent Its Release Into Environment. A chemical used to make Teflon will be altered to prevent its release into the environment from finished products or from manufacturing plants. Eight companies including the DuPont Co., which first marketed Teflon in 1945 agreed Wednesday to alter … [Read more...]
EPA moves to ban Teflon ingredient
Carcinogen Used In Teflon Ingredient And Other Non-Stick Coatings. In a surprise turn Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency moved to eliminate the production of a suspected carcinogen used in the making of Teflon and other non-stick and non-stain coatings. The EPA has asked eight manufacturers that use a family … [Read more...]
DuPont Teflon chemical C8 found in Ohio stream, bottled water
DuPont Teflon Chemical Was Detected In Bottled Water Called Crystal Spring. A stream in Williamstown, Ohio tested positive on Jan. 12 for C8, a DuPont chemical used to make Teflon. DuPont has a plant in Washington, WV, about 18 miles north of Williamstown. The plant is expected to have leaked the C8 chemical, according to … [Read more...]
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...]
Teflon Controversy Heating Up
Teflon Controversy Of The Chemical PFOA. For the past two years, there has been a growing concern over the safety of the man-made chemical known as C-8 or PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) which can be found in everything from bread to birds, green beans to ground beef, dolphins to drinking water, and in the blood of up to 96% of the … [Read more...]
DuPont To Cut Use of C-8 for Teflon
Controversial Chemical Used To Make Teflon. The DuPont Co. plans to reduce the amount of a controversial chemical, used to make Teflon, that is believed to be in the blood of most people. Perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, will be largely replaced in Teflon coatings and other paint-like formulations by the end of 2006, said George … [Read more...]
EPA Warns of Teflon Health Risks
Chemical Used To Make Teflon Health Risks. A chemical used to make the nonstick substance Teflon is being considered by the Environmental Protection Agency as a potential health risk. PFOA Adverse Effects The EPA on Wednesday said that exposure to even low levels of perfluorooctanoic acid and its salts, known as PFOA, or C-8, … [Read more...]
Health Concerns Stick To Teflon
A Chemist Accidentally Invented A Waxy White Powder That Become Teflon. More than 65 years ago in a south New Jersey laboratory, a DuPont Co. chemist accidentally invented a waxy, white powder that would become one of the mainstays of the modern kitchen: Teflon. Today, this nonstick marvel is getting attention far beyond the … [Read more...]
Can Teflon Make You Sick?
Teflon Chemical Can Emit Fumes That Make You Sick. Teflon, one of the most popular non-stick pan products, can emit fumes that make you sick if it is allowed to get hot enough. According to ABCNews, the makers of Teflon have known about the problems for years. To learn about the health problem, ABCNews went to the kitchen with … [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...]
