The Teflon Toxin

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Post by sidko » Tue, Aug 11, 2015, 11:51 PM UTC

The Teflon Toxin
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Re: The Teflon Toxin

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Post by greenyoda » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 3:43 AM UTC

More on C8, the chemical discussed in this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanoic_acid

Re: The Teflon Toxin

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Post by azinman2 » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 7:08 AM UTC

Horrible. This is what's so scary about the free market and our current chemical regulations of innocent until proved guilty.

People cover up, even the biggest most "professional" here (DuPont), and the public gets decades of abuse.

Why is it that medication requires FDA approval with lots of animal/human tests before you can sell it, but chemicals do not? Here the tests internally done showed prove of issue year after year, and would have been a big red flag.

Re: The Teflon Toxin

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Post by stretchwithme » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 7:17 AM UTC

All that teflon is going somewhere when it falls off the pan. Its going in the food and into your body. I'd rather not run that experiment.

So many years ago I started using a glass frying pan.

Re: The Teflon Toxin

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Post by koenigdavidmj » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 7:22 AM UTC

stretchwithme wrote: post #4

All that teflon is going somewhere when it falls off the pan. Its going in the food and into your body. I'd rather not run that experiment. So many years ago I started using a glass frying pan.

The alternate answer is that it goes out in the usual fashion with little no digestion at all. Or put more bluntly, if you eat a brick of Teflon, then you shit a block of Teflon.

Re: The Teflon Toxin

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Post by onewaystreet » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 7:22 AM UTC

stretchwithme wrote: post #4

All that teflon is going somewhere when it falls off the pan. Its going in the food and into your body. I'd rather not run that experiment. So many years ago I started using a glass frying pan.

You're not going to get sick from the tiny amount of Teflon that might fall off during repeated cooking. This article is about workers exposed to large amounts over years.

Re: The Teflon Toxin

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Post by im3w1l » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 7:24 AM UTC

Tl;dr? How badly am I destroying my health by using a Teflon pan?

Re: The Teflon Toxin

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Post by rcthompson » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 7:27 AM UTC

stretchwithme wrote: post #4

All that teflon is going somewhere when it falls off the pan. Its going in the food and into your body. I'd rather not run that experiment. So many years ago I started using a glass frying pan.

Teflon itself is pretty much inert. That's the whole point - nothing reacts with it, nothing sticks to it. The worry is about the chemicals used to manufacture it.

Re: The Teflon Toxin

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Post by thezilch » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 7:28 AM UTC

I've never understood the gravity of Teflon pans. I can never seem to keep them non-stick, whether it be because of using too high of heat or somehow scratch the damn thing.

So, I got cast irons. It's trivial to keep them seasoned and thus non-stick, and they can take the beating of very high heat -- searing meats -- and any metal utensils or rough substances.

Re: The Teflon Toxin

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Post by sanoli » Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 7:31 AM UTC

thezilch wrote: post #9

I've never understood the gravity of Teflon pans. I can never seem to keep them non-stick, whether it be because of using too high of heat or somehow scratch the damn thing. So, I got cast irons. It's trivial to keep them seasoned and thus non-stick, and they can take the beating of very high heat -- searing meats -- and any metal utensils or rough substances.

How do you keep them seasoned? I tried a couple of times, but couldn't get it right. Could you give me some tips?