We need a massive education initiative to alert our communities to the hidden dangers of Teflon

-- while researching this subject I found this query :

"I have an antique style popcorn machine made to look antique, however new with an electric popper kettle that was coated with Teflon. The oil used for popping becomes so gummy and hard to clean that I made the mistake of using Easy-Off oven cleaner to do the job, which started a scenario resulting in complete removal of all Teflon with SANDPAPER down to bare metal. I went about this lengthy sanding operation because I had recalled seeing a teflon spray coating for pot/pan repair at Wal-Mart albeit 2 years ago. Thought I would just go get a can to do a refinishing...however now I cannot find this product anywhere. Help! The popcorn machine was about a $1000.00 purchase only used a few times."

This sounds like a smart person, doing a good job of relining their popcorn machine! On the face of it there is nothing wrong -- except the mixture of all the chemical based products that have become airborne and have by this time found a home in the workers body, their child's body their pets body -- we have been too trusting for too long. Teflon is a dangerous deadly slow killer, it invades the body, causes birth defects, its in the water and the air. It is a major pollutant.