Ok, so you've probably (hopefully) heard that Teflon is not good for humans (or birds, actually).
I'd heard it, too. But I have to admit, while most of our pots and pans are anodized steel, I hadn't quite gotten around to ditching a few non-stick ones. But they're getting tossed. Today.
Here's why:
#1: Named a "likely carcinogen" by the EPA, C8 has been linked to cancer, reproductive disorders, birth defects, and respiratory problems.
#2: "A new study from Italy seems to indicate that C8 migrates into food from Teflon more easily than estimated by U.S. scientists. Although PFOA or perfluorooctanoic acid can be found in the blood of most people in very small amounts, it's been claimed for some time that Teflon was not significant contributor to human exposure. It's also been thought that C8 migration into food from Teflon coated products was most likely to occur once the cookware had been damaged in some way or when the coating began to degrade. The new findings seem to fly in the face of those old claims."
For more info, go here:
http://www.ohiocitizen.org/campaigns/dupont_c8/dupont_c8.html
Posts
The Sagacious Empathy
2 weeks ago
2 comments:
My favorite frying pan is the "T" word. The even guarantee that if it loses the "T" they will resurface it for free as long as I own my pan(or am alive).
Though at this point, it would be like the drunk not having another drink! Like it would make a difference!!!
I've been trying to weed out the teflon pans in out household for a while. We have one large pan and one large pot that are still coated with the scary T stuff. They were wedding gifts. and it's too expensive to replace them. hopefully soon they will gone too.
What is really disturbing about teflon that even newborns have teflon accumulated in their bodies! booo!
Post a Comment