Does One of the Most Successful Products of All Time Make People Sick?
The New York Times article on DuPont and its potentially humongous liabilities from recent adverse health claims surrounding what has arguably been one of the most successful products in history – Teflon: Teflon has been hugely successful for DuPont, which over the last half-century has made the material almost ubiquitous, putting it not just on frying pans but also on carpets, fast-food packaging, clothing, eyeglasses and electrical wires – even the fabric roofs covering football stadiums. Now DuPont has to worry that Teflon and the materials used to make it have perhaps become a bit too ubiquitous. Teflon constituents have found their way into rivers, soil, wild animals and humans, the company, government environmental officials and others say. Evidence suggests that some of the materials, known to cause cancer and other problems in animals, may be making people sick. While it remains one of DuPont’s most valuable assets, Teflon has also become a potentially huge liability. The Envir
The New York Times article on DuPont and its potentially humongous liabilities from recent adverse health claims surrounding what has arguably been one of the most successful products in history – Teflon: Teflon has been hugely successful for DuPont, which over the last half-century has made the material almost ubiquitous, putting it not just on frying pans but also on carpets, fast-food packaging, clothing, eyeglasses and electrical wires – even the fabric roofs covering football stadiums. Now DuPont has to worry that Teflon and the materials used to make it have perhaps become a bit too ubiquitous. Teflon constituents have found their way into rivers, soil, wild animals and humans, the company, government environmental officials and others say. Evidence suggests that some of the materials, known to cause cancer and other problems in animals, may be making people sick. While it remains one of DuPont’s most valuable assets, Teflon has also become a potentially huge liability. The Envir
