Guest guest Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 Remeber the canary in the coal mine - if the canary keeled over and died it was a warning for the miners that it was dangerous. I have something detailing it somewhere, I'll see if I can find it for you MAndi in UK > I'm not worried about birds since I don't have pets. Do you know whether > there are any studies about effects on people? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 I'm not worried about birds since I don't have pets. Do you know whether there are any studies about effects on people? _________________________________________________________________ Fast. Reliable. Get MSN 9 Dial-up - 3 months for the price of 1! (Limited-time Offer) http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 a tv show called 20/20 did a segment on teflon coated pans. They showed that the website says that it only releases the toxic vapors when it goes above a certain temperature, not what happens in normal cooking. However they showed that when they cooked bacon, that it quickly exceeded that temperature and the bacon was barely cooked. The temp kept rising as they cooked the bacon longer. The vapors are associated with what is known as Teflon Flu symptoms in humans, like malaise, backache, body ache, etc. I'll bet you can find info on it if you do a search for the words 20/20 and teflon . I got rid of all my fry pans after that show. I figured, if the vapor kills birds, and is known to cause teflon flu in humans, then wth is it doing to my young children? Also, the 20/20 show did mention that the active chemical in teflon (which is also in stainmaster carpeting, and the coating that they put on some " wrinkle free " and " stain free " fabrics) has been found in every single person that they tested, and it was more concentrated in babies and young children. I am vaguely remembering that they said this chemical has been associated with cancer, but I don't recall if that was in lab animals or humans, or both. W > Remeber the canary in the coal mine - if the canary keeled over and died it > was a warning for the miners that it was dangerous. I have something detailing > it somewhere, I'll see if I can find it for you > MAndi in UK > > > I'm not worried about birds since I don't have pets. Do you know whether > > there are any studies about effects on people? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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