What are the possible health dangers from using Teflon cookware?
“When you breathe kitchen air polluted with fumes from overheated Teflon, you’re at risk for developing flu-like symptoms (yes, “Teflon flu”). The long-term effects of routine exposure to Teflon fumes, and from Teflon flu itself, have not been adequately studied. However, chemicals from this family are associated with smaller birth weight and size in newborn babies, elevated cholesterol, abnormal thyroid hormone levels, liver inflammation and weakened immune defense against disease.”, says the EWG. Manufacturing PFCs and the consumer products that contain them poses great risks to the environment and wildlife. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says PFCs present “persistence, bio accumulation, and toxicity properties to an extraordinary degree. A safer alternative to the popular Teflon products are cast iron and stainless steel. Although they are harder to clean, the extra hassle is well worth it. Lodge, America’s oldest family-owned cookware manufacturer, refers to its cast iron
