A study has found damaged nonstick pans can release millions of micro and nanoplastics. How bad is that for human health?
Teflon, the brand name for PolyTetraFluoroEthylene , which is used to make nonstick pans, is generally stable and non-toxic below about 260 degrees centigrade, says Professor Oliver Jones, the associate dean of the Biosciences and Food Technology Discipline at RMIT University.
Co-author on the paper, Dr Chris Gibson from Flinders Institute for NanoScale Science and Technology, explains that pieces of plastic this small can get into the bloodstream. Palanisami is also “absolutely concerned” about using nonstick pans. “Not only for microplastics, the proven, toxic, potential carcinogen is PFAS, directly emitted from non-stick pans. We should always use cast iron.”
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