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  2. What is Teflon Flu? Learn about the illness linked to ... - AOL

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    PTFE-coated non-stick cookware has a polymer coating that prevents food from sticking in the pans while cooking. This material also makes the cookware easy to wash.

  3. Polymer fume fever - Wikipedia

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    Polymer fume fever or fluoropolymer fever, also informally called Teflon flu, is an inhalation fever caused by the fumes released when polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, known under the trade name Teflon) reaches temperatures of 300 °C (572 °F) to 450 °C (842 °F).

  4. 'Dark Waters': Here's the toxic reason why you should toss ...

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    If you do want to continue using nonstick cookware, you should replace items purchased prior to 2014. As mentioned above, the phase-out of PFOA didn't go into effect until 2013, which means that ...

  5. The Devil We Know - Wikipedia

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    Teflon was originally created in 1945, and soon found its way into products including stain-resistant carpets, carpet-cleaning liquids, microwave popcorn bags, outdoor furniture, baking pans, and frying pans. 3M originally created the PFOA compound, the key substance in Teflon, before selling it to DuPont. Despite a memorandum from 3M to ...

  6. Is Your Cookware Harmful to Your Health? - AOL

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    Most of us love nonstick cookware because you don't have to slather on butter and oil to keep food from sticking—saving you some calories—and it requires no scrubbing whatsoever so you're out ...

  7. Non-stick surface - Wikipedia

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    Ceramic nonstick pans use a finish of silica (silicon dioxide) to prevent sticking. It is applied using a sol-gel process without the use of PFAS. [20] The coating layer of Ceramic nonstick pans starts to break down at about 370 °C (700 °F). [21] The coating layer of PTFE cookware starts to break down when heated to 260 °C.

  8. Xylan (coating) - Wikipedia

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    Xylan is generally used to reduce friction, improve wear resistance, and for non-stick applications. Additionally, it can be used to protect a metal from corrosion.The most commonly known application is in non-stick cookware but Xylan coatings have also been used extensively in the automotive industry and for corrosion protection in the oil and gas industry.

  9. The Dangers Of Cooking With A Scratched Pan - AOL

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