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Just a news release I though you might be interested in:
"A controversial chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid (where's my Merk?), used by DuPont Co. to make the nonstick substance Teflon poses more of a cancer risk than indicated in a draft assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency, an independent review board has found.
In a draft report released Monday, the EPA scientific advisory board that reviewed the agency's report concluded that perfluoroctanoic acid is "likely" to be carcinogenic to humans, and that the EPA should conduct cancer risk assessments for a variety of tumors found in mice and rats."
DuPont officials would not comment on the report but said in a prepared statement that human health and toxicology studies suggest that exposure to this chemical does not cause cancer in humans and does not pose a health risk to the general public.
Yea right DuPont (is there a smiley-face for "I don't trust you further than I can spit!"?). I use stainless steel frying pans and just put up with the stick.
"A controversial chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid (where's my Merk?), used by DuPont Co. to make the nonstick substance Teflon poses more of a cancer risk than indicated in a draft assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency, an independent review board has found.
In a draft report released Monday, the EPA scientific advisory board that reviewed the agency's report concluded that perfluoroctanoic acid is "likely" to be carcinogenic to humans, and that the EPA should conduct cancer risk assessments for a variety of tumors found in mice and rats."
DuPont officials would not comment on the report but said in a prepared statement that human health and toxicology studies suggest that exposure to this chemical does not cause cancer in humans and does not pose a health risk to the general public.
Yea right DuPont (is there a smiley-face for "I don't trust you further than I can spit!"?). I use stainless steel frying pans and just put up with the stick.
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