[Blog] What a load of crêpe! Why industry wants to keep PFAS in your kitchen

Chemsec | June 17, 2024

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"In the foothills of the French Alps lies the town of Rumilly, the self-proclaimed “frying pan capital of the world”. This is the home of Tefal, the world-famous maker of non-stick frying pans, owned by French cookware giant SEB.

The factory makes 35 million items a year, mostly for export. To make them non-stick, it coats them in PFTE, a subgroup of the PFAS substances whose toxic potential is causing world-wide concern.

Frying pans are the PFAS-product par excellence, the poster-child for the global anti-PFAS movement. So you might think SEB would be doing everything it can to introduce safer alternatives."

Topics:

• ChemicalsPFAS
• ProductsFood contact materials
• Affected community
• Health
• Measurement Techniques
• Monitoring Data
• PFAS Uses