Time to Toss the Teflon

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