Board: Teflon Chemical a Likely Carcinogen

[leftchick]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/epa_teflon

A group of scientific advisers to the Environmental Protection Agency voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a recommendation that a chemical used in the manufacture of Teflon and other nonstick and stain-resistant products should be considered a likely carcinogen.

The approval of the EPA's Science Advisory Board is conditioned on minor clarifications being made to a draft report submitted by a review panel, but no major changes will be made to the panel's findings.

The revisions called for by the SAB include making a cover letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson more reader-friendly and clarifying the scope of dissent among members of the SAB panel that reviewed the EPA's draft risk assessment of perfluorooctanoic acid, also known as C-8.

Board members also agreed that the report should clarify why some unpublished scientific studies were considered by the panel while others weren't, and that the panel's findings should not be considered the last word on PFOA but should be updated as additional data become available.

PFOA is a processing aid used in the manufacturing of fluoropolymers, which have a wide variety of product applications, including nonstick cookware.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. I'm not surprised.

Teflon is a bird-killer.

[leftchick]

2. I am asuming that is what is in my oven

and why I won't ever use the auto clean method. :(

[lovuian]

3. So no more stick pans anymore

should we cook on these things???

[Inland]

4. Great, since teflon is everywhere, eg, in polar bears.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.teflon06feb06,1,6405408.story?coll=bal-home-headlines&ctrack=1&cset=true