Teflon products may increase the risk of developing allergies, studies suggest. Perfluoro-octanoic acid (PFOA), the chemical in such Teflon products as non-stick coated cookware and stain-resistant fabric, may prime the immune system to overreact to allergens such as dust and animal fur.
A judge ruled yesterday that the near 70,000 residents of Washington County will not be considered a class in a lawsuit against 3M Co. for damages allegedly suffered because of PFCs in drinking water.
A recent study reveals that infants are being exposed to perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) while still in the womb. The study is raising concerns about the chemical's use in food packaging materials.
Six Minnesota homeowners are seeking a class action suit against business giant 3M Co. for allegedly allowing PFCs, or perfluorochemicals, to seep into their drinking water, injuring them and devaluing their properties.
The preliminary findings of a previously unreleased study conducted by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services show elevated cancer rates among residents of two counties where the water supplies were allegedly tainted.
DuPont has plans to begin testing hundreds of wells for the presence of a chemical used to make Teflon that has been found in the blood of Ohio and West Virginia residents.
Preliminary research findings released last week by Johns Hopkins researchers indicate that infants exposed to low levels of C8 causes a decrease in head circumference and body weight as compared to other newborns.
To the frustration of United Steelworkers, other unions, and a court-appointed science panel, DuPont is refusing to release data it says will prove that a chemical used in the Teflon-manufacturing process is safe for workers.
Last week, DuPont Co. reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that temporarily requires the global business giant to meet a much tougher standard for regulating the chemical used to make Teflon.
DuPont is facing another class-action lawsuit in a series of suits filed against the company for releasing PFOA into the environment, in this case around its Chamber Works plant in New Jersey.
Three Parkersburg, Ohio residents filed a lawsuit last week against DuPont, alleging that the company has polluted the city’s water supplies with C8, a manufacturing chemical used in the production of Teflon and other products.
United Steelworkers (USW) president Leo Gerard is backing a lawsuit to clean up water supplies potentially contaminated with Teflon-related chemicals in areas surrounding DuPont's plant in New Jersey, and to monitor residents' health.
A suspected carcinogen and other chemicals used in Teflon production have polluted the drinking water supplies near a DuPont plant in New Jersey, according to a federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday.
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