Are non-stick pans safe for health and the environment? 60 million consumers are ringing the alarm bell. According to the magazine, the compositions of the latter could have toxic effects.
Can adhesive pans be harmful to health? This is the question that the magazine asked itself 60 Million consumers, who looked closely at the issue of polytetrafluoroethylene, better known as Teflon. In its manufacture comes into play a chemical compound, pentadecafluorooctanoic acid or PFOA, which can be harmful to health.
This compound, “used for decades” in the manufacture of stoves, can “alter fetal development, weaken the immune system and increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, kidney or testicular cancer”, details Amine Meslem, journalist at 60 million consumers at franceinfo.
However, “very small” quantities
Even if a European regulation prohibits the manufacture of this element and that the manufacturers assure that the materials used do not present any risk to health, it turns out that three pans tested by the magazine “released PFOA in the food”, details Amine Meslem, even though these bear the mention “without PFOA”. In addition, “the quantities detected” are however “very low”, reassures the journalist.
Moreover, rest assured, it is not a question of throwing your pans in the trash. “The substances in question were detected at levels generally well below the authorized thresholds. But these results are still worrying”, relays Franceinfo.