Teflon-coated pans

Don’t let anyone tell you that Teflon-coated pans aren’t safe. They are perfectly safe UNLESS you decide to heat them. The moment you start to heat them they start to volatize dangerous chemicals that ruin your and your family’s health.

So if you have them in your home now either give them away, or better yet, toss them in the trash.

After four years in the courts, a potential class-action lawsuit against Dupont, the makers of the toxic non-stick coating Teflon, has been dropped. However, the issue of whether or not the cookware coating is safe had no part in this decision. Rather, the lawsuit was dropped because it did not meet the criteria to be considered a class-action suit.

The potential lawsuit included 22 cases from about 15 states and alleged Dupont knew for more than 20 years that Teflon could make consumers sick, yet hid the information from the public.

The lawsuit specifically mentioned perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), a chemical released when Teflon-coated pans are heated and which has been classified as a likely cancer-causing agent in humans by the EPA.

It is disappointing that this lawsuit will not be going forward, as Teflon and related chemicals are clearly damaging to your health, and have been since they were first released over 70 years ago.
Why Teflon Cookware Should Not be in Your Kitchen
It’s been shown that once heated, non-stick Teflon pans will quickly reach temperatures at which toxic fumes are released.

The coating begins to break down and release toxins into the air at a temperature of only 446 degrees Fahrenheit.

After about three to five minutes of heating, when the pans reach 680 degrees, they release at least six toxic gasses, including:
• Two carcinogens
• Two global pollutants
• MFA, a chemical deadly to humans at low doses
The Teflon brand, it was found, rose to 721 degrees F in five minutes under the same conditions.