EPA charges DuPont hid Teflon's risks

More than 50 years after DuPont started producing Teflon near this Ohio River town, federal officials are accusing the company of hiding information suggesting that a chemical used to make the popular stick- and stain-resistant coating might cause cancer, birth defects and other ailments.

Teflon turns out to be bad for you..
does this mean Tefal non sticky pans & pots are bad for you?

Discomforting tought!

The problem seems to be a chem called "PFOA", wich is used in the manifacturing of.. But it might still be ok since "DuPont says the manufacturing process leaves only trace amounts of the chemical in non-stick cookware and other goods"

Im curious how this one ll turn out
altough in the end.. We ve got too much chems all around us to be safe, so YAY! One less chemical in the neverending heap of shit we take in.. Can we even care about it all? :s