What Is 'Teflon-Flu'?

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Published 2024-08-07

Across social media, some people are throwing out their non-stick cookware, worried it will give them what's some are calling the Teflon flu. America's Poison Centers says there's been a spike in cases with 267 reports of Teflon flu just last year. Experts say Teflon flu is transmitted when you scrape the bottom of non-stick cookware, which releases potentially harmful chemicals that are inhaled into the body. Premier Food Safety CEO Donny Yoo showed Inside Edition's Victoria Recano how to cook safely with Teflon coated pans.

All Comments (21)

@nataliep6385 4 days ago

You should watch the movie "Dark Waters" it's from 2019 and is based on the true story of how Teflon was implemented into EVERYTHING, by huge companies - and how one big lawyer firm decided to go against them. It's such a good big hollywood production.
@vgcf86 4 days ago

use plastic and rubber spatulas while cooking to get those extra microplastic proteins.
@patricklemoine8120 4 days ago

I thought every one knew not to use metal on non stick pans
@tt8807 4 days ago

1:11 OMG the lady’s fake apartment background is killing me!!!😂
@zomYT2 4 days ago

only idiots use metal utensils on non stick pans. from day 1 uncle roger and other ppl told us the dangers.
@davcuts2897 3 days ago

Those of us who have pet birds have known for years not to use Teflon. When heated to a high temperature they can cause toxins fatal to birds.
@viclynn13 4 days ago

I'm as cautious about chemicals and junk as the next guy, and teflon is probably making some people sick, but "I was sick for two weeks and then I got better" doesn't really convince me that it's because of the teflon. That's the approximate lifespan of tons of cold and flu bugs lol
@winchell406 4 days ago

cast iron is the way to go, cook a thousand times better too
@vjr5261 3 days ago

I threw away all teflon 35 years ago. Aluminum too. Stainless steel or cast iron only.
@frenchfriedrat 4 days ago

We've known about this for at least a decade but Teflon is still sold in the US.
@nothingtoseehere9648 4 days ago

1:10 gotta love how she is using the most blatant green screen possible Although tbh, if my house was messy I wouldn't want that on air either
@jz4057 4 days ago

I swear people in this country not only do not know history, they don’t even know what happened 20 years ago.
@seang9450 4 days ago

Man it's something else everyday😑
@calebstandley5814 4 days ago

There was a movie called Dark Water that talks about this staring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway
@Eberandrew 4 days ago

If only I could get my roommates to stop using metal spatulas in our pans 😂
@HappyHappy-sq4ij 4 days ago

History on Teflon and politics is wild. Crazy that this has been allowed on the market without any eyebrow raised
@thedrunkgamer8136 4 days ago

"Haiyaaaaa, why people so stupid?" "Metal on non-stick pan." - 🤦 Uncle Rodger
@SabzeeS 4 days ago

I mean PFAS is all up there in nonstick pots
@shimmygrl8 4 days ago

Here’s some advice. Don’t use Teflon pans. Use cast-iron pans.
@sergeeee4 4 days ago

Oh, so all of a sudden, people started getting "sick" after using these things for years. Just some stupid trend