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  2. Is Your Nonstick Pan Making You Sick? Suspected Cases Of ...

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    Teflon flu, aka polymer fume fever, is a term used to describe people who have gotten sick after being exposed to fumes from Teflon pans, according to the National Capital Poison Center.

  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. What to know about 'Teflon flu' amid a rise in cases in the US

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    A recent record number of cases of polymer fume fever, also known as "Teflon flu," are putting a spotlight on one of the most common causes of the condition, the use of nonstick pans. Over 265 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Polytetrafluoroethylene - Wikipedia

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    Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, and has numerous applications because it is chemically inert. [citation needed] The commonly known brand name of PTFE-based composition is Teflon by Chemours, [3] a spin-off from DuPont, which originally discovered the compound in 1938. [3]

  8. Are nonstick pans safe? What to know. - AOL

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    Nonstick pans have been a subject of concern because they contain perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in their coatings. PFOA is a type of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) ...

  9. Non-stick surface - Wikipedia

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    Not all non-stick pans use Teflon; other non-stick coatings have become available. For example, a mixture of titanium and ceramic can be sandblasted onto the pan surface, and then fired at 2,000 °C (3,630 °F) to produce a non-stick ceramic coating. [19] Ceramic nonstick pans use a finish of silica (silicon dioxide) to prevent sticking.

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