About Dupont
DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel
Teflon, the coating on non-stick pans used in millions of kitchens throughout the world has been linked to birth defects in humans. Chemical firms face claims that perfluorinated organic chemicals, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which is in Teflon and first used in 1945, and oil and water-resistant coatings, are a health threat.
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Du Pont, which makes Teflon, responded to questions that it had evidence about dangers posed by PFOA but deliberately and illegally kept it secret. The US Environmental Protection Agency says that Du Pont concealed its own 1981 research showing that its pregnant workers were passing the chemical to their unborn children. In addition, in 1991, it failed to report evidence that the chemical had contaminated the water supply to 12,000 people
Chemicals used in Teflon and Scotchguard are showing up in the bloodstream of humans throughout the world, with higher levels in the United States and other highly developed nations, according to a 2004 study.
The Teflon chemical PFOA, like other fluorochemicals, is in people everywhere. It never breaks down in the environment and it's toxic at or near levels found in humans
Company memos show the compound was passed in 1981 from a pregnant employee to her fetus, but DuPont allegedly failed to report the information to the EPA as required under federal law. The company has denied the allegations.
EPA officials became concerned after 3M revealed that its studies found small amounts in people across the United States. Other 3M tests found the compounds in foods such as apples, bread, green beans and ground beef
EPA stepped up its investigation last year because of concerns about potential links between the compounds and reproductive and developmental problems in young girls and women. Levels of the compounds in some children have been as high as those for chemical-plant workers and were close to levels that caused developmental problems in rats.
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PFOA TEFLON SIDE EFFECTS
Perfluoronated compounds have been found in the blood of virtually every person tested for them in the United States, including children as young as 2. The compounds have been linked to cancer, developmental problems, liver damage and other ailments in animals, though there is no general agreement about their effects on humans. A study was ordered by the FDA in July 2005.
PFOA TEFLON CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
Bucky Bailey is a member of one of eight families living near the Du Pont factory in Parkersburg, West Virginia, who are suing the company over the effects of PFOA. His mother, Sue Bailey, was a factory worker exposed to PFOA while pregnant. Mr. Bailey was born with only one nostril and other facial defects
TEFLON RECALL
There has been no recall to date.
FINDING A PFOA TEFLON CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT LAWYER
The law firms featured at the top of the page can assist you with filing your claim in the
Teflon Class Action Lawsuit, or in filing a seperate lawsuit, outside the Class Action.
TEFLON UPDATE
On December 14, 2005 it was reported that DuPont Co. has agreed to pay $10.25 million in fines and $6.25 million for environmental projects, levied against them for alleged failures to report information they had on the hazards of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
