These new tests show that cookware exceeds these temperatures and turns toxic through the common act of preheating a pan, on a burner set on high.

In cases of "Teflon toxicosis," as the bird poisonings are called, the lungs of exposed birds hemorrhage and fill with fluid, leading to suffocation. DuPont acknowledges that the fumes can also sicken people, a condition called "polymer fume fever."

Joerules wrote:I like the container...you could use it for water procurment or other perishable storage in a SHTF...Still it looks like it would be a pain to carry if you had to GOOD on foot.