Consumer Reports: Non-Stick Cookware Mostly Safe
This morning we’re going to get a few news blips out of our ‘drafts’ section. The first one is from yesterday and concerns a recent study by Consumer Reports.
And it, um, reports that cooking with non-stick pots and pans likely won’t pose a health hazard so long as chefs resist the urge to crank the heat up to extremely high temperatures.
The New York-based magazine set out to test the safety of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a synthetic chemical used to make non-stick coating. Earlier studies had suggested that high temperatures could cause the coating to release fumes that could trigger flu-like symptoms in humans. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has also said the synthetic chemical has been found to cause cancer in rats. Consumer Reports tested non-stick pans from various manufacturers to test the safety of new and used pans at heats of 204 C (400 F) and found that PFOA emissions were minimal.
But of course, all this being said, it is important to ensure your cooking area is well-ventilated and that when the coating starts to flake, the pans should be thrown out.
Nathan was thinking green at 10:11 AM on June 5, 2007
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