Q1: Does your Circulon cookware contain any teflon, if not what makes it non stick

A: This infomration was taken from Circulon's internet site. If this doesn't answer your question adequately please drop me another email. Note: Meyer Corporation U.S. utilizes a variety of DuPont" other manufacturers' nonstick coatings in the manufacturing of its cookware. The findings and data detailed below come from DuPont", which has researched this subject extensively. MEYER CORPORATION U.S. RESPONSE TO RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE Meyer Corporation U.S.s cookware made with DuPont" nonstick coatings is safe for normal kitchen use. There are billions of pots and pans coated with DuPont" nonstick coatings in use around the world and evidence from 50 years of experience and extensive scientific studies supports the conclusion that nonstick coated products and PFOA (also known as C-8, a compound used to produce fluoropolymers, some of which are sold under the Teflonﾮ brand) do not cause any adverse human health effects. Our nonstick cookware is safe for everyday consumer and commercial use. It is important to note that while its review of PFOA is under way, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said there is no reason for consumers to stop using nonstick cookware. As part of its investigation of PFOA, the EPA has said it "does not believe there is any reason for consumers to stop using any consumer or industrial related product." Additionally, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that DuPont" nonstick coatings are safe for their intended use. The U.S. FDA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have each reviewed the safety of cookware coated with DuPont" nonstick coating. The products were determined to be safe and have been approved for normal use in the kitchen. Significantly, our cookware which features the DuPont" nonstick coatings does not contain PFOA, as confirmed by a DuPont vice president. PFOA is a process aid used to make nonstick flouropolymers. During the manufacturing process, when the cookwares coating is baked onto the pan, all PFOA traces are removed. Further, in conventional cooking situations, there is no coating degradation and therefore, no potential exposure to polymer fumes. At 500 degrees F, PTFE (nonstick coating for cookware) would not emit any material that could be harmful to human health. However, at this temperature, butter, oils and food will begin to break down. DuPont" is aware of only one published incident of a pan left unattended which resulted in a case of polymer fume fever in an individual. The effects were temporary. A wide group of agencies disputes the inference that the fumes, which can be harmful to birds, can cause birth defects in babies. Birds have very small and sensitive respiratory systems that are different than humans. Indeed, we put a warning in our "use & care safety information" about the dangers to birds. But we do not put a warning on our cookware about potential dangers to humans from nonstick fumes, as all of the research and reports emphatically confirm that there is no danger to human health.