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Teflon/PTFE is not toxic. It's even used for surgical implants. It can emit toxic fumes if you heat it to very high temperatures, but at room temperature and d
by jakobegger 7y ago
Teflon/PTFE is not toxic. It's even used for surgical implants.
It can emit toxic fumes if you heat it to very high temperatures, but at room temperature and during normal cooking use it is definitely not toxic.
- peterwwillis 7y agoThanks for the correction! It looks like PFOA, an additive in pans pre-2015, is considered toxic (though apparently "negligible" according to FDA) and is no longer used since 2015.