Question from Samantha
Hello,
Where I live, it’s not easy to find many environmentally friendly products, so I was excited to find a low VOC paint by CIL being sold in a local hardware store…until I saw that it contained Teflon! I wouldn’t really be worried about it, as we won’t be ingesting the paint – except that we have a pet bird, and I’m wondering if Teflon in paint would have the same lethal effect on birds that Teflon on cookware does? Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
Sincerely,
Samantha.
Debra’s Answer
My thoughts are that it wouldn’t have the same effect as Teflon cookware because it isn’t being heated to such high temperatures. However…it will be heated when you turn on the heat in your house. I don’t know if that’s enough to cause a problem.
Anyway, they seem unclear on the concept of a green product. I would choose another brand.
