Not sticking to Teflon

I remember when I was a kid we had this one Teflon-coated pan that had gotten a little bit old and flaky. When scrambled eggs were made in this pan, small, black flakes of Teflon ended up in them. I remember asking my dad about the flakes. "Oh, I'm sure they're harmless."

Ooops.

Harmful Teflon Chemical To Be Eliminated by 2015 (WP) Of course, the problem here is allegedly a processing agent used in making Teflon that is released into the environment. No harm is said to come to us from using Teflon-coated products. OK.