Environmental Health

EPA seeking review on potential health risks of chemical used in Teflon

Published in Blood Weekly, February 3rd, 2005

A chemical used to make the nonstick substance Teflon is being considered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a potential health risk.

The EPA on January 12, 2005, said that exposure to even low levels of perfluorooctanoic acid and its salts, known as PFOA, or C-8, could pose "a potential risk of developmental and other adverse effects." Officials emphasized their draft risk assessment was not conclusive.

"We've not offered any determinations of risks," said Charles Auer, director of EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

Auer said the draft report, based on animal studies, would be sent to a science...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2005-02-03)

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