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TEFLON CHEMICAL GONE BY 2015
Friday, January 27, 2006 - FreeMarketNews.com
Eight U.S. companies, including DuPont Co., agreed Wednesday to
eliminate the harmful chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) used to
make the nonstick material Teflon from all consumer products. PFOA has
been linked to cancer, birth defects in animals and is in the blood of
95 percent of Americans.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) crafted the voluntary pact,
which will force companies to reduce manufacturing of PFOA by 95
percent no later than 2010, according to The Washington Post and other
reports. In addition, companies will have to reduce trace amounts in
consumer products, such as pizza boxes, microwave popcorn bags, and
nonstick pans, by 95 percent over the same period and virtually
eliminate PFOA by 2015.
This moves comes one month after a €13.52 ($16.5) million DuPont
settlement with the EPA after the company refused to disclose possible
health risks associated with PFOA. An independent federal scientific
advisory board will soon recommend whether the government should
classify PFOA as a "likely" or "probable" carcinogen in humans. This
could trigger a new set of federal regulations in the future.
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