Teflon

What is ‘Teflon flu’? Everything to know about the illness you can get in your kitchen

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What is ‘Teflon flu’? Everything to know about the illness you can get in your kitchen

You don’t want to be stuck with this. Last year, US poison centers reported 267 suspected cases of polymer fume fever, a rare, flu-like illness from inhaling fumes from an overheated nonstick pan. Also known as “Teflon flu,” a nod to the trademarked name of the popular nonstick coating, the 2023 cases are believed to … Read more

Teflon non-stick pans could release millions of microplastic particles in ‘health concern’: study

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Teflon non-stick pans could release millions of microplastic particles in ‘health concern’: study

Non-stick pots could be releasing millions of tiny plastic particles as users are cooking or washing.  In a new study, Australian researchers said that just one surface crack on a Teflon-coated pan could release around 9,100 plastic particles.  At a micro-scale, Raman imaging and algorithmic modeling have identified that broken coating may lead to the release … Read more