Minnesota bans non stick cookware? [View all]

Since when?

A fight over nonstick pans has moved to the front burner in Minnesota.

The state last month became the first to ban the sale of cookware containing the so-called “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. The move is part of a wider effort across the country to crack down on the synthetic compounds, some of which have been linked to cancer, liver damage and fertility issues. The ban has thinned the variety of cookware available in Minnesota stores and surprised some consumers.

The Cookware Sustainability Alliance, which represents the makers of brands such as T-fal, Circulon and All-Clad, is suing the state over the ban. It said the most common type of PFAS used in nonstick pots and pans—PTFE, best known by the brand name Teflon—has been deemed safe by the Food and Drug Administration.

Minnesota’s prohibition doesn’t stop with cookware. It covers 11 categories of consumer goods that contain PFAS, including dental floss, carpets and children’s products. Power sports dealers, who have stopped selling kid-size motorcycles and ATVs, have also criticized the law’s broad reach.

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Some cookware companies said Minnesota lawmakers are unfairly targeting their products. Steve Burns, president of the alliance, said pots and pans with a Teflon-like coating last longer and have superior nonstick properties than alternative products, which typically have a ceramic finish. Burns said the nonstick properties allow people to cook without using oil or butter, and keeps cookware out of the trash. “What we’re trying to say to the rest of the country is don’t follow this,” he said.

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