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MCS: Teflon Toxicosis
By mecfs-vic | Tue, 15/12/2009 - 10:58
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EWG finds heated Teflon pans can turn toxic faster than DuPont claims
In two to five minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon and other non-stick surfaces can exceed temperatures at which the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases linked to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pet bird deaths and an unknown number of human illnesses each year, according to tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG).
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