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Report of findings of Dr. H.A. McGuigan for the Federal Trade Commission in Docket case #540, Washington D.C.
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DUPONT NOW IN THE FRYING PAN

By Amy Cortese — TEFLON has been hugely successful for DuPont, which over the last half-century has made the material almost ubiquitous, putting it not just on the frying pans but also on carpets, fast food packaging, clothing, eyeglasses and electrical wires – even the fabric roofs covering football stadiums.
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NUKING BROCCOLI A NO-NO

Microwaving Zaps Antioxidants in Broccoli — By Jean Nick
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COOKWARE COATED WITH TEFLON

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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CAN TEFLON 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.
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WARNING LABELS ON TEFLON COOKWARE

U.S. Urged to Put Warning Labels on Teflon Cookware. The Environmental Working Group asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require manufactures of cookware to place warning labels on their products that caution consumers of the potential health risks of the non-stick coating. — Source: Reuters, Published: May 15, 2003 —
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TEFLON IN A STICKY SITUATION

Children's Health Environment Coalition. DuPont's Teflon ® works wonders at keeping food from sticking to pots and pans. But after 50 years of use, evidence is mounting that Teflon's key ingredient, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), "sticks" in the environment indefinitely. Environmental health advocates are concerned that exposure to environmental PFOA as well as to airborne fumes released when nonstick cookware overheats may be more toxic than realized.
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EWG in the News

Latest docs revealed in advance of pending enforcement action. From EWG's report New Documents Show Continuing Pattern of Information Supression by DuPont

EPA studying whether Teflon poses health risks

By: Fred Pace
Register-Herald
November 24, 2003

Some local residents say they are going to throw away their Teflon and other nonstick products after watching a recent television report that said nonstick products have the potential to make humans sick.

"That report scared me to death," said Jennifer Baker of Beckley, who was shopping for nonstick cookware on Thursday. "I have been using Teflon products for years. Many times I felt bad and felt like I had a fever and flu-like symptoms. I just thought I had the flu, but now I wonder if it could have been from using products with Teflon coating."

Mary McCarty of Shady Spring said she did not even know that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was studying whether Teflon and related products pose a health risk to humans.

"I had no idea," she said. "Shouldn't there be warning labels on the products? What are the health risks?"

Recent studies indicate flu-like symptoms can occur when cooking with Teflon-related products. The "Teflon flu" could be causing millions of Americans to get sick each year and may be responsible for several birth defects in newborns, according to a recent report by ABC's "20/20" news program.

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