The chefs, all of whom sell or endorse cookware lines, are opposing a California bill that would phase out the contentious chemicals from a range of products they’re used in, like nonstick cookware, food packaging and dental floss. California lawmakers could vote on the measure this week.
Easy to endorse poisoning people when your income is dependent on it.
Scientists have warned that PFAS can end up in food when nonstick cookware overheats, is scratched or otherwise starts to degrade.
However they say the bigger danger is from the manufacturing of products containing PFAS, which causes significant pollution, research has shown, by contaminate drinking water sources and getting into the food supply. The chemicals have become so ubiquitous they can be found in the blood of almost every person in the United States.
Why chefs? No restaurant I have ever worked in had Teflon pans. All we’re stainless steel as the coating of Teflon pans waster away within days of constant use
They’re not using them in their restaurants, they’re hawking them to the general public.
Then calling them “chefs” is deceptive.
The real article title should be
Snakeoil salesman upset that they can’t sell their snakeoil
I’ve worked at places that used Teflon for the omelettes and brunch eggs. They only lasted a month or so before they needed replacement.
Its not a requirement for good eggs tho