> >From: "Mike" me{at}privacy.net
>
> >>   If you want to know the truth, read the Dupont site.
> >
> >That's like saying, "If you want to know what's really going on in
> >Iraq, ask George W. Bush."


EPA Rules Teflon A Potentially Risky Product

The dangers of using products coated with Teflon. Specifically, the toxic
chemical used to produce it, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA or C-8), has been
appearing in people and animals worldwide.

Wednesday, the EPA ruled low-level exposure to PFOA could pose "a potential
risk of developmental and other adverse effects" on human health. The
preliminary ruling is significant because it could help to determine if the
Feds will regulate its use.

And the EPA has also fined DuPont some $300 million for failing to report
its studies of the possible dangers linked to the processing agent. (Next
month, DuPont will finalize a settlement for upwards of $300 million in a
class-action lawsuit accusing the company of allowing PFOA to contaminate
drinking water in Ohio and West Virginia.)

In that same report, the EPA found PFOA could boost people's levels of
cholesterol and triglycerides, which might increase the likelihood of a
heart attack or stroke, mirroring the findings of a study DuPont issued
earlier this week.

Birdman.

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