For Teflon non-stick quality and safety issues of public concern, the AQSIQ official said today that China's production of non-stick product quality in line with national mandatory standards ensure safety, consumers can be assured.

      The official said PFOA (ammonium perfluorooctanoate) is a processing aid the production of Teflon non-stick use, PFOA decomposition when the temperature in the production process. Progress PFOA toxicology EPA conducted under the Scientific Committee for AQSIQ attention, and actively communicate with the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

      The person in charge said, AQSIQ organized in 2004 for the use of national supervision, special checks Teflon non-stick coating of non-stick products, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Liaoning, Shanghai, Jiangsu and other provinces and 15 production 5 26 kinds of non-stick products, in accordance with national standards, "food container wall Teflon coating health standards" and "non-stick aluminum and aluminum" industry standard testing, product sample pass rate of 92.3%, the spot checks 15 companies overall market share of more than 95%. In addition, the Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine on the market 18 brands 28 kinds of specifications, the use of Teflon non-stick coatings were tested, were not detected PFOA residue. The test results through the authority of experts chemical, environmental, food safety, toxicology, including CAS academicians, the results are reliable; therefore, our production in line with national mandatory standards of non-stick, its quality and safety are guaranteed, consumers can be assured use; at the same time, the official warned consumers in the use of non-stick, not in excess to 250 ¡ã C dry state.