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“Ceramic cookware has been increasingly popular in recent years as consumers sought PFAS-free alternatives to Teflon products, but regulators are scrutinizing those marketing claims, according to the Guardian.
‘Nonstick cookware’ has long been virtually synonymous with Teflon, a substance created ‘accidentally’ by DuPont in the late 1930s.
Teflon cookware dominated kitchens for decades — but in 2005, documents attesting to the adverse effects of the ‘forever chemicals’ it contains were made public during a class action lawsuit, and shoppers slowly began to explore alternative forms of nonstick cookware.
In an era of influencer-driven marketing, supposed ‘green alternatives’ to Teflon pots and pans began popping up everywhere, in trendy colors and at a premium price.” …