"dalton" > wrote in message
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> KATU 2 News - Portland, Oregon
> www.katu.com
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> Can Teflon make you sick?

The answer is yes but the rest of the article is BS. Polymer fume fever is
well documented.
Pyrolysis products hexafluoropropylene and perfluoroisobutylene are main
cause and effect is reversible.
Birds are particularly susceptible because of their high respiration rate -
note that canaries were used to detect gas problems in mines. If you were
to burn bacon in an iron pan in the kitchen without exhaust, the fumes could
kill your pet bird.
One time, DuPont published warnings in pet shops but main problem is to
birds outside plants that make Teflon coated fry pans. Teflon is the only
houseware product I know of that has FDA food contact approval. DuPont is
extremely carefull in what it puts in their coating compositons.
Frank