Chefs and home cooks disagree: Is non-stick cookware safe/
AND IT'S.
>> WELCOME BACK. THE
CONVERSATION SURROUNDING
FOREVER CHEMICALS IS HEATING UP
ONCE AGAIN. IT'S A TOPIC WE'VE
COVERED EXTENSIVELY FOR YEARS
IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
CALIFORNIA COULD PASS A NEW LAW
BANNING THE SALE OF COOKWARE
CONTAINING FOREVER CHEMICALS,
ESPECIALLY THE NONSTICK POTS
AND PANS THAT YOU USE. BUT IT
CITES KEELY ARTHUR SHOWS US
THE DEBATE OVER PRODUCTS.
MANY OF US USE EVERYDAY.
>> IT'S A HOT DEBATE IN
KITCHENS NATIONWIDE TO USE OR
NOT TO USE NONSTICK COOKWARE.
NICOLE NONSTICK PANS.
>> YEAH, THERE'S NOTHING.
DON'T THINK ABOUT IT WHEN IT
COMES ISOLATE FROM SWITCH OVER
TO ALL STAINLESS STEEL, THERE
ARE STILL WAYS TO USE YOUR TAB.
ONE CAN SAFELY.
>> THE SIZZLING BATTLE COMES
AS CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN
NEWSOM WAY SIGNING A BILL THAT
WOULD BAN THE SALE OF NON STICK
COOKWARE USING CHEMICALS LINKED
TO SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES.
BUT NOW SOME BIG CELEBRITY
CHEFS, INCLUDING RACHEL RAY AND
DAVID CHAIN ARE WEIGHING IN
DEFENDING THE SALE OF COOKWARE
USING THE CHEMICALS. RAY WHO
SELLS HER OWN LINE OF NO STICK
POTS AND PANS, WRITING THE
CHEMICALS WHEN MANUFACTURED IN
USE RESPONSIBLY ARE PROVED TO
BE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE. MANY
OTHER CHEFS DISAGREE, THOUGH,
SAYING THERE ARE BETTER AND
SAFER ALTERNATIVES. WHY NOT
JUST DO A CARBON STEEL, A
STAINLESS STEEL? THAT DOESN'T
INCLUDE NICKEL. A CAST IRON
PAN. THIS IS WILD ALASKAN
SOCKEYE AWARD-WINNING CHEF
ANDREW ZIMMERN SUPPORTS THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION ARGUING.
>> THAT ANY FOREVER CHEMICALS
ALONG OUT OF THE KITCHEN, A
LITTLE PRE HEATING.
>> A LITTLE BIT OF BUTTER OR
OIL AND A LITTLE BIT A WRIST
AND YOU WILL BE MAKING
DELICIOUS FOOD FOR YOUR FAMILY
WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT ANYONE
GETTING CANCER YEARS DOWN.
THE ROAD IS SIGNED INTO LAW.
THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION
WOULD BAN THE SALE OF THE
DEBATED NONSTICK COOKWARE BY
TWENTY-THIRTY A BAND THAT WOULD
ALSO INCLUDE CERTAIN CLEANING
PRODUCTS, FOOD PACKAGING AND
EVEN DENTAL FLOSS USING THE
CLASS OF CHEMICALS KNOWN AS
PFAS. THE PROPOSED LAW CLAIMS
THAT PFAS ARE A SIGNIFICANT
THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND
PUBLIC HEALTH. SOME EXPERTS
HAVE FOUND THAT THE CHEMICALS
BARELY DEGRADE IN NATURE AND
THAT COULD ALSO BE THE CASE
INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY, ITS
CARBON AND FLUORIDE THAT ARE
REALLY TIGHTLY BOND TOGETHER.
>> WHICH WORKS REALLY GREAT FOR
THINGS LIKE NON-STICK WATER
REPELLENT.
>> BUT IT ALSO MEANS BECAUSE
IT'S SO TIGHTLY BONDED IS WHEN
IT ENDS UP INTO THE
ENVIRONMENT. IT DOESN'T BREAK
DOWN NONSTICK POTS AND PANS
OFTEN USE TEFLON A BRAND OF A
SPECIFIC TYPE OF PFAS CHEMICAL
AND THEY'VE BEEN STAPLES IN
AMERICAN KITCHENS FOR DECADES.
THE FDA WHICH CURRENTLY
AUTHORIZES THE USE OF PFAS ON
COOKWARE
>> SAYS THE CHEMICAL IN THE
COATING CAN END UP IN YOUR
FOOD, BUT ONLY IN NEGLIGIBLE
AMOUNTS. THE COOKWARE
SUSTAINABILITY ALLIANCE
REPRESENTING A NUMBER OF
COOKWARE MANUFACTURERS SAYS
CONSUMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
CHOOSE TO PENALIZE INDIVIDUAL
PRODUCTS WHICH ARE COATED WITH
MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN
TO BE SAFE FOR DECADES.
>> WE THINK IT'S UNFAIR AS THE
DEBATE HITS A BOILING POINT.
ZIMMERN SAYS HE'S STICKING WITH
STEEL AND CAST IRON.
>> THESE PAN'S THE DO NOT.
>> USED HALF LINE OR SIMILAR
COATINGS.
THEY'VE RELEASED FOOD JUST AS
WELL. THEY CLEAN UP JUST AS
WELL. AND THERE ARE ONES THAT
ARE JUST AS INEXPENSIVE.
>> KEELY ARTHUR, 5 ON
YOUR SIDE.
>> MANY SUPPORTERS OF THE BAN
SAY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IS
ANOTHER CONCERN, ARGUING THE
CHEMICALS LEAD TO POLLUTION IN
OUR RIVERS AND STREAMS WHERE
THEY CANNOT BE GREAT WRAL'S
DOCUMENTARY TEAM COVERED THE
CONCERNS OVER P FOX AND THE
IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES HERE.
YOU CAN WATCH FOREVER CHEMICALS
NORTH CAROLINA'S TOXIC TAP
WATER RIGHT NOW. IT'S ON WRAL
DOT COM UNDER THE DOCUMENTARY