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Teflon chemical on EPA hit list
Jamuary 26, 2006 (chicagotribune.com)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to list a toxic chemical used
to make Teflon alongside such well-known persistent pollutants as mercury, lead
and PCBs, signaling increasing alarm about its potential effects on human
health.
EPA officials also are increasing pressure on companies to stop using
the chemical, called perfluorooctanoic acid, by asking DuPont and several other
corporations to voluntarily eliminate PFOA and similar substances from plant
emissions and products by 2015.
Health concerns stick to Teflon makers
January 26, 2006 (sanjosemercurynews.com)
PFOA -- a key processing agent in making non-stick and stain-resistant materials -- has been linked to cancer and birth defects in animals and is in the blood of 95 percent of Americans. It has also been found in the blood of marine organisms and Arctic polar bears.
Less use of Teflon chemical is urged
January 26, 2006 (latimes.com)
Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it is asking all U.S. companies to virtually eliminate public exposure to a toxic chemical used to make Teflon and thousands of other products.
Teflon safety issue moves onto front burner
August 1st, 2005 (u.redlandsdailyfacts.com)
Recently, a class action suit filed against DuPont in several states, including New York, charged that the company did not warn consumers about the dangers of a chemical in Teflon, including an increased risk of cancer. DuPont denies the allegations and says Teflon-coated cookware and other chemically treated products, including food packaging, rugs and clothing, are safe.
Teflon likely to cause cancer
June 30th, 2005 (news-medical.net)
In a new report scientists say that a chemical compound used to make Teflon, possibly causes cancer.
The report, which is still in draft, is written by the scientific advisory panel of the Environmental Protection Agency, and has identified perfluorooctanoic acid as a "likely carcinogen".
Teflon linked to birth defects and illness; but is it safe to use in cooking?
August 2004 (newstarget.com)
Dupont is facing new charges from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it concealed research showing that pregnant workers were passing on Teflon chemicals to their unborn children. The EPA has also accused Dupont of failing to report evidence that the chemicals used to manufacture Teflon had contaminated water supplies affecting 12,000 people in the local area. Many of those affected families are suing Dupont.
DuPont loses round in Teflon case
August 2004 (findarticles.com)
DUPONT HAS BEEN DEALT a setback in the
controversy surrounding a chemical it uses to manufacture Teflon. The
Environmental Protection Agency said in a complaint filed in July that it would
take action against the company for failing to disclose the "substantial risk"
to human and environmental health posed by the chemical, known as C-8. The
complaint cited violations dating back to 1981, when the EPA says DuPont
discovered C-8 in blood samples from pregnant women who worked in its Teflon
plant in West Virginia.
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