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PFCs: Global Contaminants: Related News Coverage


Consumers instantly recognize them as household miracles of modern chemistry — Teflon, Scotchgard, Stainmaster, Gore-Tex.

From EWG's report PFCs - A Family of Chemicals That Contaminate The Planet


4/20/2006

Marketplace (Minnesota Public Radio)
Lawsuit against DuPont alleges it failed to warn of the dangers of cooking with Teflon-coated pots and pans

11/4/2004

NBC5.com
The Sticking Point: Debate Over Teflon

10/2/2004

Saint Paul Pioneer Press
3M suit targets plant in South

8/17/2004

AFX – Asia
China's Zhejiang Supor Cookware opens flat in Shenzhen debut

8/15/2004

Associated Press
Former 3M chemicals showing up in remote places

8/13/2004

Bloomberg News
DuPont says again it met disclosure rules

7/22/2004

Papua New Guinea Post-Courier
Unhappy at teflon tag

7/21/2004

The Standard
Teflon comes unstuck in China `mass panic'

5/8/2004

News and Sentinel
DuPont papers will be unsealed

5/5/2004

The Charleston Gazette
Study links C8 to higher cancer rates

12/16/2003

Environmental Health Perspectives
Another Fast-Food Fear

12/14/2003

St. Paul Pioneer Press
CDC sniffs out Scotchgard

11/17/2003

Good Morning America
Transcript: Teflon Flu

11/14/2003

ABC's "20/20" Transcript
SAFE OR SORRY? NEW EVIDENCE REVEALS DANGERS OF TEFLON

11/1/2003

Chief Executive
DuPont's Teflon Dilemma

9/29/2003

Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald
Littleton water supply contaminated, unsafe to drink

9/27/2003

Marietta Times
Examining the water we drink: Concerns about C8 linger

8/18/2003

Daytona Beach News-Journal
DEAR DESI

8/17/2003

Columbus Dispatch
Health Study may Include C8

8/6/2003

Akron Beacon Journal
Public has a right to know about carcinogens

8/1/2003

Natural Life
Teflon may be hazardous

7/28/2003

The Marietta Times
C8 also found in some McDonald's packaging

7/26/2003

Marietta times
Research group presses fast food industry for facts on packaging

7/17/2003

Marietta Times
Warnings on Teflon products not required

7/14/2003

Chemical Market Reporter
EPA Investigates Group's Charge Regarding PFOA

7/5/2003

Marietta Times
A link to more information

7/3/2003

Marietta Times
DuPont is Developing Own Way to Filter C8

7/1/2003

Marietta Times
Kentucky Firm Claims It Can Reduce C8 Levels

6/29/2003

Knight Ridder News Service
Launching a debut for an old product;

6/27/2003

The Marietta Times
Supreme Court to hear DuPont petitions

6/26/2003

Marietta Times
EPA Committees Meeting on C8

6/21/2003

Marietta Times
Federal Agencies Press For Inventory Of Products With C8

6/7/2003

Marietta Times
EPA hears from local citizens

6/7/2003

Columbus Dispatch
EPA, DuPont Debate Conditions for Chemical Study

6/7/2003

Wilmington News Journal
EPA asks DuPont for Teflon evidence

6/7/2003

Science News
Sticky Situation

6/6/2003

The Marietta Times
Local rep to monitor hearing about C8

6/6/2003

Athens News
Chemical contamination widespread in eastern county's water

6/5/2003

Copley News Service
Chemicals under scrutiny found in California kids, San Diego birds

5/29/2003

Marietta Times
Our Opinion: Community urged to submit C8 comments

5/28/2003

Marietta Times
EPA hearing on C8 draws interest

5/28/2003

St Paul Pioneer Press
Scotchgard is attractive again

5/27/2003

Marietta Times
New EPA leader may affect C8 inquiry

5/20/2003

USA Today
Out of the Frying Pan, Into a Fire

5/12/2003

Sunday Herald, Scotland
Non-stick pans raising health fears

5/8/2003

Marietta Times
DuPont to appeal Wood Co. judge's order in C8 case

5/8/2003

Columbus Dispatch
Judge: DuPont chemical is toxic

5/7/2003

Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Judge Hill: C-8 is toxic to humans

5/6/2003

KSDK [NBC affil]
Teflon Dangers

5/1/2003

The News Journal
DuPont chief defends C-8

4/22/2003

Marietta Times
EPA seeks citizen input on C8

4/19/2003

Marietta Times
DuPont told to pay for C8 blood tests

4/19/2003

Charleston Gazette
DuPont must test residents

4/18/2003

United Press International
Teflon Chemical to be Reviewed

4/16/2003

Reuters
EPA steps up study of Teflon chemical risk to humans

4/16/2003

Associated Press
EPA to study safety of chemical used in making Teflon

4/16/2003

Charleston Gazette
Feds continue to look at C8

4/16/2003

NBC-5 TV Chicago
Sticking Point With Teflon

4/16/2003

Humblodt State University Lumberjack
EPA to research chemicals found in most environments

4/15/2003

The New York Times
E.P.A. Orders Companies to Examine Effects of Chemicals

4/15/2003

Los Angeles Times
EPA Ponders Synthetic Chemical's Human Risk;

4/15/2003

Knight Ridder Newspapers
Common chemical may cause deaths, defects

4/15/2003

The Columbus Dispatch
DuPont chemical under scrutiny

4/15/2003

Wilmington News Journal
DuPont confronted over chemical's safety

4/15/2003

The Washington Post
EPA Probes Widely Used Chemical

4/15/2003

Associated Press
Regulators challenge safety of chemical used to make Teflon

4/15/2003

Marietta Times
EPA plans additional study of C8's impact

4/15/2003

Oakland Tribune
EPA worried about chemical found in household items

4/14/2003

Charleston Gazette
EPA to investigate claim DuPont hid chemical risk

4/14/2003

Scripps Howard News Service
EPA to investigate chemical found in many household items

4/14/2003

Dow Jones Newswire
EPA Launches Probe Into Chemical Found In Many Products

4/14/2003

Environmental News Service
Research Group Alleges Dupont Withheld Toxic Finding

4/14/2003

Reuters
EPA steps up study of Teflon chemical risk to humans

4/11/2003

Dow Jones Newswire
Advocacy Group Accuses DuPont Of Hiding Birth-Defect Data

4/9/2003

Marietta Times, Front page
Group Says C8 Use Should Stop

4/5/2003

Columbus Dispatch, Front page
DuPont Chemical Showing Up in Blood of Children, Adults;

4/4/2003

Charleston Gazette
Concerns grow about risk from DuPont chemical C8

4/4/2003

Environment News Service
Draft EPA Reports Finds Risks From Teflon Ingredient

4/1/2003

CBC News
Non-stick chemical could be health hazard: environmental group

4/1/2003

Associated Press
Teflon Coming Under Fire

3/29/2003

The New York Times
Chemical Might Pose Health Risk to Younger Women and Girls

3/11/2003

Marietta Times
Group wants EPA probe of DuPont, report on C8