The earliest non-stick pan material was used in the field of kitchenware after World War II. It and the coating material he used were polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which is the Teflon in the movie. This material has It has high corrosion resistance and is extremely difficult to be adsorbed by other substances, so it has another nickname - plastic king. The harmful substance mentioned in the movie is not actually Teflon itself, but a processing aid used in its production process - perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). That is, the record found by the male protagonist in the information in the full warehouse, and this record also contains a report on the possible adverse effects of this substance provided by DuPont's partner company 3M Company. Non-stick pans will inevitably affect users, and the victims are all due to occupational exposure in factories or contaminated water sources. Although DuPont established a safety standard internally, there was no supervision in the United States at that time. Although DuPont knew that it exceeded the safety standard, because the government did not set a standard, DuPont was not illegal because there was no corresponding law. Therefore, the main accusation of the man is not that DuPont is illegal, but that he knows that it is harmful in the production process, and he has done a lot of internal experiments, but still continues to produce for profit. This is directly harmful to participating employees and contaminated residents. It may also be harmful to the user. (The film does not mention any direct impact on consumers, and it is more of a worry for the male protagonist to go home and check the pot himself),
The plaintiffs are all direct victims. The pressure faced by the male protagonist includes DuPont, his only client and now his defendant, colleagues who are afraid of offending DuPont, plaintiffs who are resentful because of the long wait, ordinary people who do not know the truth but support DuPont, and even still There is no law to create corresponding regulations, and of course there is pressure from wives and families. The only company leader who supported him had to cut his salary in the face of a too long process. This basically covers all aspects of the male protagonist's social life. The pressure can be deeply felt even through the screen, and there is a suffocating feeling. It's hard to imagine this kind of willpower. In the face of this air-like pressure, it took nearly 17 years to finally see the light, and it is still insisting on helping the plaintiffs continue their lawsuits. As far as the movie itself is concerned, the overall dark tone of the movie may symbolize the pressure of the male protagonist to follow him. The process of the movie is relatively gentle, there are no obvious climaxes, and there is not too much characterization of the male protagonist's own experience, nor does it have the meaning of going to the myth of this person or elevating the event, just about an ordinary lawyer (qualification, education, education, etc.). In the process of fighting against business giants (and the government, of course) alone, you feel that some heroes are really ordinary people at first, and then he became a hero after he did things that ordinary people can't do.
I don't know if it was affected by this incident, but European and American countries have implemented de-PFOA, and PFOA, PFOS, etc. are no longer used in the production of non-stick coating. As for whether to continue to use non-stick pans, it can only be a matter of opinion. The film does not say that the use of non-stick pans made of Teflon will have an inevitable impact on users. The victims are all due to occupational exposure in factories or contaminated water sources. condition. Teflon itself is relatively stable in nature, usually at a higher temperature, such as above 260 degrees, to have a tendency to be unstable, and above 350 degrees, it may decompose. If you are really worried and don't mind the trouble of washing the pot, then use the iron pot.
At the end of the film, several film prototypes also made a cameo appearance in the film, including the male protagonist prototype. Respect
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