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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Do you cook with Teflon?

Harmful Teflon Chemical To Be Eliminated by 2015
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, January 26, 2006; Page A01

Eight U.S. companies, including giant DuPont Co., agreed yesterday to virtually eliminate a harmful chemical used to make Teflon from all consumer products coated with the ubiquitous nonstick material....
PFOA -- a key processing agent in making nonstick and stain-resistant materials -- has been linked to cancer and birth defects in animals and is in the blood of 95 percent of Americans, including pregnant women. It has also been found in the blood of marine organisms and Arctic polar bears...
William Bailey III, who was born in 1981 with multiple birth defects while his mother, Sue, was working with the chemical at the Parkersburg plant, said he will "be watching" to see if the chemical giant complies with the new agreement.
"They're trying to save face," said Bailey, who is suing DuPont over his birth defects.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/25/AR2006012502041.html?sub=new

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