What Is 'Teflon-Flu'?

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.

[patricklemoine]

I thought every one knew not to use metal on non stick pans

[vgcf]

use plastic and rubber spatulas while cooking to get those extra microplastic proteins.

[jz]

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

[nataliep]

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.

[zomYT]

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

[viclynn]

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

[winchell]

cast iron is the way to go, cook a thousand times better too

[HappyHappy-sqij]

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

[davcuts]

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.

[nothingtoseehere]

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

[tt]

1:11 OMG the lady’s fake apartment background is killing me!!!😂

[frenchfriedrat]

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

[calebstandley]

There was a movie called Dark Water that talks about this staring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway

[seang]

Man it's something else everyday😑

[shimmygrl]

Here’s some advice. Don’t use Teflon pans. Use cast-iron pans.

[vjr]

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

[jonathanwitt]

They have said for years if you have pet birds don’t use teflon cookware. If it can kill birds what can it do to humans??? I’m not taking any chances

[sergeeee]

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

[JJ-otpl]

The problem isn't the pans themselves it's due to the misuse of them. They aren't meant to have metal or hard plastics scraping against them while ya know stirring. Ps my parents have cooked with teflon pans my entire life and not one of my family members has had "teflon flu"

[pantro]

nothing like good old LODGE CAST IRON!