Non-Stick Chemicals to be banned in Canada

Non-Stick Frying Pan

CTV.ca | Ottawa moving to limit non-stick chemicals

The chemicals are used in everything from non-stick cookware to stain-repellent fabric.”These chemicals are everywhere in our homes — stain repellants, non-stick chemicals, kitchen products, rice cookers. They are painted on upholstery,” said Rick Smith, author of Toxic Nation, a study of five Canadian families and the toxins in their blood.

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