Zut alors! Can it be that the French and their high-maintenance cast-iron skillets are going to have the last laugh over American Teflon-lined cookware? Sure, nonstick pans don't require seasoning between uses, unlike cast-iron pans, and everyone knows that Teflon is easy to clean, Indeed, the ease with which messes slide off Teflon has become so famous that the word long ago became synonymous with politicians who remain untainted by the scandals that swirl around them (see Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989; William J.
Clinton, 1993-2001). Here's one mess, however, that may stick to Teflon: The Environmental Protection Agency has revised an earlier draft report to upgrade the cancer risk associated with the chemical used to make Teflon, according to an online AP report. EPA has revised its earlier finding of evidence being "suggestive" that perfluorooctanoic acid and its salts cause cancer in animal studies to the chemical is "likely" to cause cancer in humans. Listen.... Do you hear that? It's the sound of grandma's cast-iron skillet replacing Teflon pans on stovetops all over the United States.
Author: Sally Koch Kubetin
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