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Teflon accusation doesn't stick
Michael Fumento
July 21, 2005
Teflon has long been a godsend in the kitchen. It's easier to cook
with, since foods don't stick. It's easier to wash - and easier
on the environment - since it requires less detergent and no
dishwasher energy. And it's easier on the heart and the waistline,
since it eliminates the need for cooking in lots of oil, butter or
margarine.
Yet Teflon has recently gone from the frying pan into the fire, thanks
to some money-hungry lawyers. They've cooked up a scary story, adding
a dollop of hyperbole for good measure. Unfortunately, they left out
common sense and science.
Two law firms filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday (July 19) on behalf
of consumers regarding a chemical used to make Teflon called
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). The lawyers claim PFOA may be hazardous
and want DuPont, Inc, the maker of Teflon, to pay $5 billion. If the
suit pans out, whatever is left after attorneys' fees would go to
replace everyone's cookware, impose a warning label on other Teflon
products, and pay for medical monitoring and more research.
"I don't have to prove that it causes cancer," one of the slick
attorneys told the Associated Press. "I only have to prove that
DuPont lied in a massive attempt to continue selling their product."
But the greasy lawyers' charges against Teflon just don't stick...
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