Why is cookware treated with Teflon so dangerous? It’s made of chemicals that the human body was never meant to ingest. Chemicals with long names like perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). These chemicals are released if you heat your Teflon cookware over too high of a flame or heat the pan with no food in it. At just 600 degrees, Teflon pans release multiple chemicals, carcinogens, and pollutants. At 1,000 degrees, Teflon releases PFIB, which is also used as a chemical nerve agent. Teflon itself, or polytetrafluorethylene, was originally a waste byproduct of freon production. Unfortunately, there are currently no federal government regulations for cookware. Stainless steel and cast iron are terrific alternatives to a non-stick cooking surface.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:01:03 +0000
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