Nonstick Pan Safety ANSWERS

Nonstick pans are pretty safe; the factories making them are more cause for concern. Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring this video. Get started with eight free meals — that’s $80 off your first month of HelloFresh. Go to and enter adamragusea80.

***SOURCES IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE***

Google map of the Washington Works Teflon plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia:

British Medical Journal case report on a 29-year-old man in Japan with polymer fume fever:

2015 Environmental Working Group report on the risks of PFOA and the level of contamination in most U.S. localities:

Dr. Mimi Huang of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences:

2015 article by Dr. Huang about nonstick pans:

Article by Teflon maker Chemours (formerly DuPont) explaining how Teflon works:

2015 article on polymer (and metal) fume fever and its prevalence, in the Journal of Clinical Toxicology:

2015 article in the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine mentioning the effect of polymer fumes on birds:

DuPont announcement of its $670 million settlement stemming from the Washington Works plant's release of PFOA into the surrounding environment:

2016 investigative report by The Intercept about GenX, the replacement for PFOA:

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