EPA Concerned of Chemical Found in Consumer Products, PFOA

My sisters 2 birds died after she had cooked some rice in a Teflon pan. We had know idea this could happen until now, after watching ABC 20/20 TV show

Do not wait for the EPA or FDA to eventually issue severe health warnings regarding “Teflon” consumer products. Is the convenience of these products really worth jeopardizing your family and pet’s health?? It’s quite dubious that a major chemical corporation such as Dupont would be forthcoming on the health risks posed by their products without a public uprising. MY RECOMMENDATION: THROW OUT YOUR TEFLON PANS, GORTEX CLOTHING, AND TRASH YOUR STAINMASTER RUGS. THEN WRITE TO DUPONT TO INFORM THEM OF YOUR ACTIONS. TELL THEM YOU WILL NEVER BUY TEFLON POISONED PRODUCTS AGAIN. The public’s interests regarding this serious health threat will finally be taken seriously only when Dupont’s stock goes South.

After seeing 20/20 last night my wife and I looked at our pans to see, we have three of them. We do have a bird in the kitchen for the last 2 yrs. and two dogs. As far as we know they have no problems as of yet, but my 6 yr. old doughter was a leaning dissability, it may be related or may not we don’t know. We are not waiting for the Government to say if it safe to use Teflon or not, reading other peoples experiance with it and going by my wifes “gut” feeling that is enough for my family!.

After watching the 20/20 report I am furious with Dupont and their teflon product. We have teflon grill pans which my husband uses at high heat levels to cook steak. My 8 year old son has developmental challenges and my gut tells me there is definately a link! We owned 3 pans, and I noticed many of our winter outerwear contains a coating that “repels stains and rain”. My question is does the label always reveal “teflon” when in the clothing, or can it be called other names like “weather guard” or “treated to repel water”. Does anyone have a list of items to avoid?

I live in Meigs County Ohio 43 miles from the Dupont Washingon Water Works facility which manufactures Teflon products. After discovery was made by the Ohio EPA that a by-product of this manufacturing process, perfluorooctanoic acid also known as C8, was in EIGHT public drinking water systems, I became an advocate for safer drinking water, public awareness of the hazards of C8 and the crime of Dupont, in that they claim no responsibility for their actions. While I was interviewed by 20/20 to discuss the contaminated water issue, and in fact a sentence of my interview was aired, they focused their story primarily on the Teflon fumes, which is good. However, the issue of C8 in public drinking water, affecting approximately 100,000 people in the Mid-Ohio Valley is still going virtually unattended. There is not currently a way to “boycott” Dupont products containing C8, as the list is literally into the hundreds of thousands. Most people if they caught a mere glimpse of the list, would be enraged, and mortified, to know these are products we use every day in our homes, on a regular basis, just as with the Teflon. I will be going to Washington to speak to the Federal EPA on January 29th of 2004 regarding this issue, would anyone, anywhere be interested in joining our diligent efforts to combat Dupont? You may e-mail me, and I will gladly put you in touch with credible sources to research the situation on your own. As for humans affected by Teflon Fume Gas virus, most physicians are totally unaware of this condition or how to treat it….it is a scientific fact, however, that as of this time, there is no known way to remove C8 from drinking water, the environment, or human blood! We need supporters to help fight Dupont on this issue…..are you up to the battle?

this is the info on telfon for the environmentors p-ject

I recently had suclavial bypass surgery due to an aneurysm caused by thoracic outlet syndrom. Gortex was used for the bypass. It was anticipated I would be clot-free, now that the problem was solved, but I recently was again hospitalized, because the gortex graft was clogged with clots. I wonder if there are others who have had a similar experience?

I would like to know if carpet installers or people who have been selling carpet for years could be affected by this chemical? My husband has been in the carpet industry with stainmaster carpets for over 20 years and has very bad lung problems and the doctors have no answers as to why this occurred with him, could it be the perfluoroctanoic acid. What are the signs and symptoms of this syndrome?

I missed the 20/20 story on Teflon, but have read and heard other other reports. I find unfortunately, in attempts to share information with family and friends, my warnings have been shot down as urban legends or neglected because they have not experienced any ill effects themselves. Why are people so closed minded then cry and cry when something does finally happen to them.

I attempt to keep my life as green as possible. I never trusted teflon cookware. As we remodel our house we avoid as many chemical products as we can. This can be very costly, but well worth our health. If we want this chemical processing to end, we need to be willing to accept unemployment of many people and be willing to stop looking for convenience in every aspect of our life.

In response to Scott, how do you know that the information the Navy fed you was accurate? How do you know the Navy was given factual information?

If one has ever watched the wear of carpet over the years, have you ever wondered where do all those brokendown fibers go? Vacuuming sucks in some and spreads others around the house. They get on our skin and we breathe them into our bodies by direct contact and through the air.

The question is, when do we really choose to put an end to convenience and accept responsiblity for the choices we make? Just because it out in the market place does not mean it is good for us! Reasearch what what you can and judge for ourself. If it isn’t nature, it probably has some possible ill-effect even if it is minuscule.

What are herbicides, pesticides and other chemicals doing to your body when you ingest them?

I threw out my two new teflon grills after I was getting consistently ill and a pattern began to be obvious….always the following day after using teflon grill. Many cold and flu symptoms lasing from 24 to 48 hours…enough to prevent me from going to work. Since I stopped using all teflon for cooking, this same illness has not happened again.