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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), linked in laboratory animals to an increase in tumours of the liver, pancreas and testicles and reduced fertility, is one of the chemicals used in the chain of reactions that makes the common non-stick surface Teflon.
What It Is: A component of Teflon nonstick coatings. Found In: Tap water, nonstick pots and pans. Health Hazards: Has been found to cause hormone disruption and reproductive abnormalities in animal and human studies. What You Should Know: The EPA is urging makers to stop using PFOA by 2015.Until then, avoid heating empty Teflon cookware to high temperatures.ealth Hazards: Has been found to cause hormone disruption and reproductive abnormalities in animal and human studies. What You Should Know: The EPA is urging makers to stop using PFOA by 2015. Until then, avoid heating empty Teflon cookware to high temperatures.