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NICNAS Report

The following is a statement issued by NICNAS (NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT SCHEME)

Information on use of Teflon in non-stick cookware

27 January 2006

In general, non-stick cookware contains a surface chemical coating. One such coating is Teflon™, a DuPont trademark brand. Teflon or polytetrafluoroethylene is the homopolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, and is used as an ingredient in the coating on non-stick cookware. However, not all Teflon™ products are based on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or contain perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).

There has been considerable interest in the possibility of adverse health effects following exposure to fumes released when Teflon coated cookware is used for cooking. However, fumes are released only when cookware is heated to extremely high temperatures (between 340°C to 650°C), that is, temperatures which in fact would incinerate food. There are claims that Teflon™ contains PFOA which is released when Teflon coated cookware is heated to 340°C. Available evidence indicates that no PFOA would be released from cookware at or below normal cooking temperatures. It is advised that consumers do not overheat an empty non-stick pan or leave it unattended on the stovetop (especially at high settings) as general good practice.

Based on information currently available, there is no risk to the health of consumers using non-stick cookware under normal cooking conditions.

Additional information is available at the NICNAS website.

Cookshop Commercial

All commercial products previously available through our commercial showroom at Unit 6, 8 Kiama Street, have now been included in our retail shop at 340 Bong Bong Street.
If you are unable to find a specific item, please ask one of our staff as we do have an additional area at the rear of the shop which is open only to trade customers.

If we don't have it in stock, we'll source it for you. Please call 02 4861 1105 to speak to one of our Management team.

New Location

Cookshop Plus is now located at 340 Bong Bong Street in Bowral (opposite the Empire Cinemas).
The new premises is approximately 3 times the size of the original shop in Springetts Arcade.

In addition to one of the largest ranges of kitchenware anywhere in Australia, we also stock a large range of table linen, glassware, home fragrances, decorative glassware and accessories and a whole lot more.

The new store also includes a childrens play area to take the stress out of shopping with young children, as well as a demonstration area for kitchen products.

Food tastings are also conducted on most Weekends.

Cooking Classes/Demos

Whilst it has been some time since our last class, we will be re-introducing our cooking classes in the Spring.  Information on the classes, schedules, menus, costs etc will be emailed to our circulation list by early September 2010.