Many people lost their birds to these vapours. A Texas zoo lost 18 large
parrots worth a fortune to one Teflon pan overheated.

The manufacturer used to admit it was a problem over 550 degrees.
researchers have measured cooking bacon wher pan temps exceeded 650 degrees
before the bacon was done.

The manufacturer's statements have since disapeared.

"Dr F" > wrote in message
om...
> Interesting. Is there any toxicology data for teflon or its vapors?
> What is the lethal dose?
>
> This reminds me of the microwave popcorn fake butter fiasco. The fake
> butter vapors at the factories were causing potentially fatal
> pulmonary diseases in workers. More than a dozen victims will need
> lung transplants.
>
> B.W.

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 03:43:06 GMT, "Pizza Girl" >
wrote:

>
>"Dr F" > wrote in message
. com...
>> Interesting. Is there any toxicology data for teflon or its vapors?
>> What is the lethal dose?
>>
>> This reminds me of the microwave popcorn fake butter fiasco. The fake
>> butter vapors at the factories were causing potentially fatal
>> pulmonary diseases in workers. More than a dozen victims will need
>> lung transplants.
>>
>> B.W.
>
>Many people lost their birds to these vapours. A Texas zoo lost 18 large
>parrots worth a fortune to one Teflon pan overheated.
>
>The manufacturer used to admit it was a problem over 550 degrees.
>researchers have measured cooking bacon wher pan temps exceeded 650 degrees
>before the bacon was done.
>
>The manufacturer's statements have since disapeared.

I won't say that there aren't issues with Teflon and high heat. And i
can believe that birds are sensitive enough to be harmed by regular
cooking with teflon. But the "researchers" who did that bacon study
(at least the one I read about) were unfair. They put a teflon pan on
HIGH heat. It was on the highest heat that they managed to get the
pan to 650 before the few strips of bacon were done. Nobody (at least
noboby sensible) would cook like that.

The teflon always disapears after a year or so. Wonder where it gets to?

"kevins_news2" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 03:43:06 GMT, "Pizza Girl" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Dr F" > wrote in message
> . com...
> >> Interesting. Is there any toxicology data for teflon or its vapors?
> >> What is the lethal dose?
> >>
> >> This reminds me of the microwave popcorn fake butter fiasco. The fake
> >> butter vapors at the factories were causing potentially fatal
> >> pulmonary diseases in workers. More than a dozen victims will need
> >> lung transplants.
> >>
> >> B.W.
> >
> >Many people lost their birds to these vapours. A Texas zoo lost 18 large
> >parrots worth a fortune to one Teflon pan overheated.
> >
> >The manufacturer used to admit it was a problem over 550 degrees.
> >researchers have measured cooking bacon wher pan temps exceeded 650
degrees
> >before the bacon was done.
> >
> >The manufacturer's statements have since disapeared.
>
> I won't say that there aren't issues with Teflon and high heat. And i
> can believe that birds are sensitive enough to be harmed by regular
> cooking with teflon. But the "researchers" who did that bacon study
> (at least the one I read about) were unfair. They put a teflon pan on
> HIGH heat. It was on the highest heat that they managed to get the
> pan to 650 before the few strips of bacon were done. Nobody (at least
> noboby sensible) would cook like that.

"Pizza Girl" > wrote in message
s.com...
> The teflon always disapears after a year or so.
> Wonder where it gets to?
>
It flakes off -- you eat it -- it gets into your brain ---> and....
that's why you wonder how you became the Pizza He-Girl.
(It may cause clitoral gigantism or penile atrophication)
ahahaha.....ahahanson