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Teflon can't stand the heat

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Canaries in the Kitchen: Teflon can't stand the heat

May 15, 2003

Teflon can't stand the heat Informational Graphic

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‹ Heated pans get toxic in minutes up Teflon offgas studies ›

Canaries in the Kitchen

Teflon kills birds
An agonizing death
Few birds are saved
DuPont has known for 50 years
Heated pans get toxic in minutes
Teflon can't stand the heat
Teflon offgas studies
DuPont spin
Bird death diaries
The government fails to study Teflon's safety
Tips for bird owners & the rest of us
Tips on safe cookware
DuPont sent this letter to a bird owner who put up a website about the danger of Teflon to birds

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