Thomas Keller Is Urging California to Block Nonstick Cookware Ban
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Celebrity chef Thomas Keller is opposing a California bill to ban nonstick cookware containing PFAS chemicals, sparking debate about the balance between environmental concerns and industry interests.
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I remodeled my kitchen a few years ago. EVERY appliance box had a CA warning about cancer (Proposition 65). I don't even know what that means on an appliance box ... if everything has the warning does it even matter?