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Comment by genuinelydang

Overheat your Teflon pan, take a good huff, wait a few hours and post that comment again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_fume_fever

”When PTFE is heated above 450 °C the pyrolysis products are different and inhalation may cause acute lung injury. Symptoms are flu-like (chills, headaches and fevers) with chest tightness and mild cough. Onset occurs about 4 to 8 hours after exposure to the pyrolysis products of PTFE.”

There is basically no safe limit for these chemicals — EPA limit for drinking water is 4 ppt. U.S. residents already have average blood PFAS levels to the tune of 4000 ppt.

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