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Kahzane
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If you try burning it and breathe it in, you choke from the poisonous fumes. That is my experience after a little cooking accident.
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The chemical known as Teflon. It is known to be highly toxic in birds and has been linked to some health problems in humans. Most of the newer cookeware products on the market today do not use Teflon but it is used in many other products . http://theaviary.com/teflon.shtml
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Here is an interesting quote about Teflon. (I'll add more references and links here, as I find them). Pet birds are especially susceptible to Teflon gasses. From http://www.oldworldaviaries.com/text/styles/teflon.html "PTFE toxicity occurs because the coating is overheated. This usually is a result of forgetting that the cookware is on the stove and leaving it empty or letting the contents overheat and dry. The excessive heat causes Teflon coating to enter a gaseous state. For humans and other mammals, the PTFE gas is innocuous in the concentrations reached. However, birds are exquisitely sensitive to the gas and are quickly overcome by the vapor." In 2005, DuPont paid a $10.25 million penalty to the EPA, for failing to inform the EPA about data on Teflon's risks. http://www.bioedonline.org/news/news.cfm?art=2235
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