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

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   Non-stick frying pans, Dutch ovens and saucepans have been popular for years, but the cookware that is convenient and easy to clean has also been linked to some health problems – and there are ...

4. From plastic cutting boards to nonstick pans, these 5 kitchen ...

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   “The handles of tea kettles and coffee pots are more likely to house harmful bacteria and viruses, since these items are rarely cleaned on a regular basis,” he says. Black utensils

5. 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).

6. 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.

7. Are your plastic kitchen utensils toxic? An alarming study ...

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   An alarming study that had Americans tossing out their black plastic kitchen utensils, toys and to-go packages earlier this month overstated the concern, the researchers admit.