..." - avoid preheating empty non-stick cookware.
- if preheating is necessary, preheat empty pan on medium heat for a
MAXIMUM of TWO MINUTES.
CAUTION: As with any non-stick cookware, fumes can be emitted if
preheated empty for longer than 3 minutes.
- fumes can be fatal to pet birds or cause illness in people."
[from SPECIAL USE AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS, Non-Stick Cookware, Silverstone/Visions, p 11]
"
A south side woman asked for $1,000 in a lawsuit Thursday for the loss of her
Polish speaking parakeet and English speaking myna bird.
The birds died from the "poisonous and insidious" fumes emitted
when the coating on a tea kettle burned on her stove, said Mrs. Lucille
Pilsnik, 40, of 2455 S. 6th St.
The Teflon coating on the kettle was "dangerous to man, beast and birds
" her circuit court suit charged." ...
[from The Milwaukee Journal, Friday Sept 12, 1969]
..."
I read in Bird Talk magazine where fumes from cooking with Teflon can kill
a bird within five minutes." ...
[quoting Sue Curlee from The State Newspaper (Columbia SC) article by Polly Paddock]
"Toxic fumes from overheated cooking pans lined with polytetrafluoroetheylene (PTFE, commonly sold under the trade names Teflon and Silverstone) are a little-known but increasingly frequent cause of sudden death in caged pet birds, says a Chicago-area veterinarian specializing in avian medicine.
Dr. Peter Sakas of Niles Animal Hospital says, "It is a real problem
that's been going on a while, and I have been getting more and more frustrated
because it is becoming more frequent, and people don't know about it."
" ...
[from an article in the Chicago Tribune by Mary Daniels]