Home cooks across America are suddenly questioning the safety of their most trusted kitchen companions. The cookware sitting in cabinets nationwide may harbor invisible chemical risks that experts ...

More cases of “polymer fume fever” — caused by inhaling vapors from overheated nonstick pans — are being reported Getty Cases of "Teflon flu" — an ailment associated with cooking in a nonstick pan — ...

Non-stick frying pans, Dutch ovens and saucepans have been popular for years, but the cookware that is convenient and easy to clean has also been linked to some health problems – and there are ...

A recent record number of cases of polymer fume fever, also known as "Teflon flu," are putting a spotlight on one of the most common causes of the condition, the use of nonstick pans. Over 265 ...

Dublin, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Polytetrafluoroethylene Market Outlook 2025-2034: Market Share, and Growth Analysis" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global ...

Wilmington, Delaware, United States, Transparency Market Research, Inc. , Nov. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As per the report published by Transparency Market Research, the polytetrafluoroethylene ...

Dublin, Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "2025 Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Films Market Outlook Report: Industry Size, Market Shares Data, Insights, Growth Trends, Opportunities, Competition ...

Cutting it open, he found a slippery white powder that turned out to be the TFE spontaneously polymerized, turning it into polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). What we now know under its trade name, Teflon ...

A recent report by the Washington Post suggests that US poison centres have received over 3,600 reports of Teflon flu in the last 20 years. Teflon flu, also known as polymer fume fever, is a flu-like ...