DuPont & Teflon

I know this is not quite news.....but I just love this last paragraph......

abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1540964
"Today the federal government said DuPont had voluntarily agreed to practically eliminate by the year 2010 any new emissions of the key Teflon chemical from its factories.

Scientific studies have found that Teflon's key chemical, linked to cancer and organ damage in laboratory animals, is in the blood of almost all Americans. "It would be hard to imagine a chemical that is more widespread in our environment," said Kenneth Cook, the president and founder of the watchdog organization Environmental Working Group. "It is found everywhere from babies in the womb to whales in the ocean. And beyond that, it is indestructible in the environment. It lasts forever.

DuPont says, as it stands now, it cannot make Teflon without this chemical, and it is looking for a substitute. As for all those pots and pans in the homes of Americans, both DuPont and the federal government say there is no need to throw them out.


lol..somebody needs to send this to maher.


There is no need to throw out these pans because it would be a shame to be unsupportive to the pharmaceutical industry. LOL!


:) i figured they were maybe thinking we can use it as kitchen decor - you know, the new teflon-tuscan style. or it can be passed down thru the generations as a family heirloom. NO need to throw it out tho.....


or you could threaten the kids with it,saying if you don't behave,I'll make you eat food cooked in the pan!!!!


rotf harold - now THAT is funny : )


lol..Or a dinner party for people you don't like?




I hate me when I say things like that!!!