Did you know that April 6th is National Teflon Day? That’s right, it’s a day to celebrate a product that is severely toxic to humans and has helped contaminate the planet! But the industry wants you to think that is a good thing.
Clean Water Action celebrates National Teflon Day in a different way. This year California is poised to take its biggest action yet to ban the toxic chemicals in Teflon and we want you to be a part of that by supporting SB 903 (Skinner)!
Teflon contains PFAS, which are a class of 14,000 man-made “forever” chemicals that do not break down in the environment, spread rapidly in our water and air, and contaminate our soil and food sources. Moreover, even at very low levels, they are associated with cancers, developmental harm, liver damage, thyroid problems, impaired immunity, and reduced vaccine efficacy. Monitoring to date has detected one or more PFAS chemicals in the drinking water of 25 million Californians thanks to their use in everyday products, including Teflon cookware.
Over the last few years Clean Water Action has led in the work to ban the use of PFAS in a number of products and require accurate labeling of the presence of PFAS in cookware. This year we are sponsoring SB 903, which will ban all non-essential uses of PFAS and promote the use of safer alternatives. This approach will stop the widespread and unnecessary use of these toxic chemicals in most products, while allowing them to be used in cases where their benefits outweigh their problems, such as in certain types of hi-tech or medical products.
SB 903 is currently moving through the state Senate and the chemical industry is rallying to stop it. Please take a stand on National Teflon Day and say no more poison cookware. Tell your Senator to vote for SB 903 today!
