An adopter has sadly notified us that her four parakeets all died on a recent evening while she was cooking. She believes the fumes from a non-stick oven liner are to blame. Although she knew the danger of teflon-coated pans to birds, she did not realize that many other products contain the same "perfluorinated" chemicals (PTFE).
Some Common Sources of PTFE:
Non-stick pots, pans, and other cookware
Stain repellants
Space heaters and heat lamp covers
Non-stick irons and ironing board covers
Hair dryers
Non-stick oven drip pans and broiler pans
Non-stick griddles, woks, waffle makers, electric skillets, tortilla presses
Non-stick hot air corn poppers, coffee makers, bread makers
Non-stick slow cookers, roasters, pizza pans
Ceramic cooking stoves
Source:http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=15+1912&aid=2874
While heartbroken over the deaths of her parakeets, she wants to warn others about this danger. See avianweb.com for more information.
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Microwave popcorn bags are lined with Teflon also, to keep the popcorn from sticking to the bag itself. But is the convenience worth the risk to your birds? Would you bother to get rid of your microwave popcorn?
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