Arrivederci Teflon! We Hardly Knew Ye! |
Nora Ephron does the best sarcasm in print. Read her Farewell to Teflon.
"But this year DuPont, who makes polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin, which is what Teflon was called when it first popped up as a laboratory accident back in 1938, reached a $16.5 million settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency; it seems the company knew all along that Teflon was bad for you. It's an American cliché by now: a publicly-traded company holds the patent on a scientific breakthrough, it turns out to cause medical problems, and the company knew all along. You can go to the bank on it."
Here's the most amazing part of our wonderful system. After a $16.5 million dollar settlement, DuPont still maintains a Teflon® Web site that says ... "Please explore our Teflon® Web site to learn more about the wonders of Teflon® and about other Miracles of Science from DuPont. "
Farewell to Teflon – Nora Ephron – Huffington Post [via Environmental Working Group]
Comments
Is this this anything more than a little slap on the wrist? A cost of $16.5 million doesn't sound like a lot of money for a corporate giant like the Dupont Corporate. That amount could be what the top executives spend on dinners at three-star restaurants & luxury hotel stays. They probably spend that much on private jets each year.
Posted by: Jeff Deasy | August 14, 2006 10:22 AM