> just remember the word, outgassing. nice word. sums it up.

We should slide this into a discussion of gullibility. C'mon -- people
are quoting the TEFLON website! They've already paid a third of a
BILLION for knowingly polluting rivers: you think they'd volunteer
their other problems? You think they'd publicize a study that shows
their stuff has faults?

The sad fact is, you need money to conduct studies . . . which means
unbiased studies don't get done. If you think the government is
protecting you, ask how Olestra got on the market: you know, that
"safe fat" that caused projectile diarrhea.

I was totally dogged in another discussion about cling film. Seems
Saran Wrap has always maintained that their stuff was safe, and said
all their studies showed it. But then Consumer Reports conducted
studies that showed DIOXIN, a carcinogen, leached out of Saran Wrap
into food. "Oh, that study was COMPLETELY wrong," the Saran folks
said, "but we'll change our wrap just to be nice." And now they're
spinning the whole thing as a HOAX: "SC Johnson has researched these
claims and it is clear that the information is not only misleading, but
also unnecessarily alarms consumers." Yeah, *information* is alarming.
Not that for years Saran Wrap left chemicals in food.

You want to believe cling film is safe, fine. But even the GOVERNMENT
won't say it is . . . which to me is like a waiter steering you away
from the fish. Me, I'll order something else; you can feel free to dig
in.