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Yes according to their faq they use PTFE and not PFOA, but not sure since when. > Tefal/T-fal non-stick coating is a technical coating made from a polymer name

Yes according to their faq they use PTFE and not PFOA, but not sure since when. > Tefal/T-fal non-stick coating is a technical coating made from a polymer name polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). It is PTFE which gives the cookware the non-stick properties. Public health authorities in Europe and in the USA demonstrated that PTFE is an inert substance which does not chemically react with food, water or domestic cleaning products. It is totally harmless in case of ingestion. These Public health authorities confirmed the harmlessness of PTFE non-stick coatings in cookware. In fact, PTFE is so safe that it is frequently used in the medical profession to coat pacemakers and the tiny tubes made to replace arteries. It is also used for surgical procedures for the benefit of patients with severe kidney disease, and some joint prostheses are also partly coated with PTFE. > PFOA is the standard English abbreviation of perfluorooctanoic acid. PFOA is used in the manufacturing process of many products such as non-stick coatings, compatible microwave packaging, some textiles, stain resistant carpet, pizza boxes which do not absorb fat, etc. On its finished products, Tefal/T-fal's commitment is to guarantee the absence of PFOA, lead and cadmium and to guarantee that its products with Tefal/T-fal non-stick coating are harmless for the environment and the consumer.

hammock 8y ago
PTFE is not harmless in the body - the body cannot break it down - and there is no independent study showing it as such. "PTFE is so safe that it is frequently used in the medical profession to coat pacemakers and the tiny tubes made to replace arteries" was written by a 3M corp comms flunky.
- hinkley 8y ago
  And only means that it’s much safer than dying from complications of having a medical device embedded in your chest. Which is much safer than dropping dead from a second heart attack. This is what we like to call “faint praise”. Teflon: much much safer than a second heart attack.
  - Doxin 8y ago
    Wouldn't it also be used to coat pacemakers etc specifically because the body can't break it down? Having teflon around a pacemaker is a different thing than it accumulating in random places in the body.
    - hammock 8y ago
      You're not disagreeing with each other
hexane360 8y ago
Teflon is a brand name for PTFE. PFOA is one of several possible organofluorides that can be used to manufacture PTFE. Tefal didn't replace PFOA with PTFE, because PFOA isn't a nonstick coating to begin with. In fact, that site tells us nothing, because PFOA is largely a problem for the workers manufacturing it, so telling us that it's not in the "finished products" doesn't address the main concern. Furthermore, other synthesis routes aren't necessarily better; you have to have a reactive organofluoride at some point in the pipeline.

hammock 8y ago

PTFE is not harmless in the body - the body cannot break it down - and there is no independent study showing it as such. "PTFE is so safe that it is frequently used in the medical profession to coat pacemakers and the tiny tubes made to replace arteries" was written by a 3M corp comms flunky.

hinkley 8y ago
And only means that it’s much safer than dying from complications of having a medical device embedded in your chest. Which is much safer than dropping dead from a second heart attack. This is what we like to call “faint praise”. Teflon: much much safer than a second heart attack.
- Doxin 8y ago
  Wouldn't it also be used to coat pacemakers etc specifically because the body can't break it down? Having teflon around a pacemaker is a different thing than it accumulating in random places in the body.
  - hammock 8y ago
    You're not disagreeing with each other

hexane360 8y ago

Teflon is a brand name for PTFE. PFOA is one of several possible organofluorides that can be used to manufacture PTFE. Tefal didn't replace PFOA with PTFE, because PFOA isn't a nonstick coating to begin with. In fact, that site tells us nothing, because PFOA is largely a problem for the workers manufacturing it, so telling us that it's not in the "finished products" doesn't address the main concern. Furthermore, other synthesis routes aren't necessarily better; you have to have a reactive organofluoride at some point in the pipeline.