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Are non-stick frying pans banned in France or the EU?

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No. Cookware was removed from the French law during the parliamentary debates, and no EU text currently restricts the PTFE used in non-stick coatings. PFOA, however, has been banned in the EU since 2020 under the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants. The proposed universal restriction would cover fluoropolymers, and so potentially these coatings.

Read the source article: PFAS ban in France: products, thresholds and the EU timeline