actually quite a few reported cases from cookware that was overheated. under normal usage the concentration isn’t enough to cause full flu symptoms, but even small ongoing exposure is linked to thyroid issues and other health concerns in humans. we are animals after all.
PFOA is indeed still used in cookware, and is also used in the manufacturing process when adhering teflon to the base pan. tfal claims their process burns off most of the PFOA and their green line is made using an alternate process. most PFOA free non-stick market that on the label, so it is easy to determine for the savvy consumer. If you don’t see that, then it likely still has it.
We haven’t even discusses the other suspect compounds like TFE and PFOS, nonceramic nonstick coatings that have moved away from PFOA have switched to new similar compounds that also have suspected health risks. It isn’t that they no longer have any compounds that leech, it is that they have switched to newer lesser studied ones.
The bigger point is that these concerns are legitimate and can’t be compared off the cuff to anti-vaxers.
I don’t think the risk is that great under normal usage, but also, why expose yourself when so many fantastic alternatives exist that are 100% safe?
