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Safety Tips For Consumers Regarding Cookware Coated With DuPont’s Teflon® Product

Consumers concerned about the safety of their Teflon® coated cookware should take all of the following precautions, if they continue to use the cookware at all:

• Never preheat a Teflon® coated cookware item

• Avoid using “high” heat on a Teflon® coated cookware item

• Never leave an empty Teflon® coated cookware item on a heated stovetop

• Never use a scratched or damaged Teflon® coated cookware item

• Always use an oven or kitchen fan at “high” when heating Teflon® coated cookware

• Always try to ventilate the kitchen area when heating Teflon® coated cookware

• Never sear meat in a Teflon® coated pan or Teflon® coated grill, as grilling temperatures can exceed 700 degrees

• Never broil in a Teflon® coated cookware item, as broil temperatures can exceed 1,000 degrees

• Remove all pet birds from the kitchen or nearby areas when heating Teflon® coated cookware

For more information, click here to be linked to the website of the Environmental Working Group.
 

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