Does danger lurk in your kitchen?

Picture this: a mother is cooking in her kitchen. Are the pots and pans she
is cooking in sloooowwwwlllly endangering her family's health? The
folks in the scare-mongering biz certainly want you to think so!

Several major media outlets, such as NBC's Today show, have suggested
that a chemical compound (PFOA) used to make Teflon and other
non-stick coatings may pose a risk to consumers who cook with the
Teflon-coated cookware.

Also, two law firms recently filed a $5-billion class-action suit, saying
DuPont failed to warn consumers about the “dangers” of
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) – a chemical that is supposedly in Teflon.

The fact of the matter is, you have nothing to worry about. Research,
including a peer-reviewed study published in Environmental Science &
Technology, show cooking with Teflon-coated pots or pans does not release
PFOA.

As usual, though, reporters are confusing the issue – and scaring lots
of folks. They’re saying that the “Teflon chemical” might cause cancer, so your
cookware may not be safe.

Guess they haven't read the overwhelming number of articles and reports
to the contrary:

Ignore Rumors: Teflon Proven to be Safe.” By Henry I. Miller
http://www.suntimes.com/output/otherviews/cst-edt-ref29x.html

“Fear of Frying.” By Chris MacLeod
http://www.dcexaminer.com/articles/2005/08/26/opinion/op-ed/
13oped26macleod.txt

"Teflon Accusation Doesn't Stick" By Michael Fumento
http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=
FUMENTO-07-21-05

“Charges Against Teflon Don’t Stick” by Dr. Elizabeth M.
Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
http://washtimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=
20050706-094902-1771r

“Help Me Manage My Worry.” By Linwood Barclay
http://www.thestar.com/ [subscription, archives]

"Cancer Not in the Kitchen." By Chris MacLeod
http://www.consumeralert.org/teflon.htm

“Teflon Coated Baloney.” By Charlotte Allen
http://www.iwf.org/inkwell/default.asp?archiveID=1466

“Teflon Non-Stick Science.” By Michael D. Shaw
http://healthnewsdigest.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/
view.cgi?archive=12&num=2342