I'm duplicating this text higher up, lest it be buried deep in the argument below: > At normal cooking temperatures, PTFE-coated cookware releases various gase

I'm duplicating this text higher up, lest it be buried deep in the argument below: > At normal cooking temperatures, PTFE-coated cookware releases various gases and chemicals that present mild to severe toxicity. > Only few studies describe the toxicity of PTFE but without solid conclusions. > There are some reports where PFOA was detected in the gas phase released from the cooking utensils under normal cooking temperatures. > Due to toxicity concerns, PFOA has been replaced with other chemicals such as GenX, but these new alternatives are also suspected to have similar toxicity. > The toxicity and fate of ingested PTFE coatings are also not understood. Source: PTFE-coated non-stick cookware and toxicity concerns: a perspective Muhammad Sajid 1, Muhammad Ilyas 2 PMID: 28913736 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0095-y https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28913736/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28913736/