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Citation
(2005), "Study confirms consumer articles coated with DuPont materials are safe for consumer use", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 34 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2005.12934dab.009
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2005, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Study confirms consumer articles coated with DuPont materials are safe for consumer use
Study confirms consumer articles coated with DuPont materials are safe for consumer use
Keywords: Materials management, Health and safety
A scientific study commissioned by DuPont, Wilmington, Del., confirmed that there is no risk to consumers from potential exposure to trace levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and that the margins of safety for all products tested dramatically exceeded the levels of protection typically used by regulatory agencies to judge the safety of chemicals. Based on results of the study, the use of consumer articles with DuPont Teflon and other DuPont branded materials would not result in any detectable exposure to PFOA. This is consistent with the findings of previous studies.
DuPont commissioned the study with an independent research firm, which was peer reviewed by an independent expert scientific panel. Dr George Gray from the Harvard School of Public Health, who is a recognized risk assessment expert, moderated the peer review.
As part of DuPont's ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship and because questions on PFOA persist, the company already has made significant reductions in PFOA emissions from its manufacturing operations. By year-end 2006, DuPont will have reduced emissions of PFOA in the US by more than 98 percent. DuPont, in cooperation with other major producers of fluoropolymers, has also announced that by year-end 2006, it will reformulate its dispersion products used for coating applications. This move will reduce the potential for emissions at dispersion processors by more than 90 percent. In addition, DuPont will reduce trace PFOA content in end use telomer products by more than 85 percent, also by year-end 2006.