The ease of sliding a fried egg (runny yolk right!) out of a small non stick pan early in the morning while you’re still half asleep is a convenience that is not going to be easy to give up, but here’s why you have to throw them out. The slick surfaces of these pans contain a chemical called perflurooctanoic acid, or PFOA.  In 2006  The United States EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) ordered all manufactures of PFOA’s to reduce production by  95% by 2010, and completely eliminate...
by on May 2nd, 2009 at 01:05 pm

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