ʻO kahi ʻano hoʻohana nui ʻia o DuPont's Teflon, i manaʻo ʻia he carcinogen a hana i ka pōʻino kino i nā holoholona, ke aʻo ʻia nei e ka Food and Drug Administration, e like me ka abcnews.com, akā ua ʻike ʻia ka pōʻino i ke kanaka i kahi ʻenekini DuPont nāna. Ua kōkua ʻo ia i ka hana ʻana i ka huahana akā ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia e ka hui i ka wā i hāpai ai ʻo ia i nā nīnau kūloko e pili ana i nā pilikia olakino olakino.
ʻAʻole kēia ʻo ka manawa mua ʻo DuPont i hana maikaʻi loa e kāohi i ka ʻike lehulehu e pili ana i nā pilikia ʻoihana. Ma kahi kokoke i 30 mau makahiki i hala aku nei, ua hoʻohana ʻo DuPont i kona mana hoʻolaha ma luna o Big Media e hoʻopaʻa i kahi puke i loko o kāna moena no ka mea ua hōʻike ʻo ia i nā ʻikepili maikaʻi ʻole e pili ana i ka hana ʻoihana.
I kēia manawa, ʻo ka pilikia he mea kemika i kapa ʻia ʻo PFOA (acronym for perflurooactane acid). Inā he mea pōʻino i ke olakino, hoʻohana nui ʻia ia i nā huahana maʻamau i loko o ke kaulahao meaʻai kanaka.
ʻO ka mea koʻikoʻi ʻoiai ke loaʻa nei i kahi noiʻi olakino ʻoi aku ka makaʻala, ʻo ka mea mua, ua hoʻohana nui ʻia ia i nā huahana maʻamau, a ʻo ka lua, no ka mea, ʻo kahi ʻenekini DuPont, ʻo Glen Evers, e hana ana i kāna hoʻomohala ʻana i ʻike i kahi pilikia olakino e pili ana. ʻAʻole i haʻi ʻo DuPont i ka Food and Drug Administration. Ua hopohopo nā haʻawina kūloko iā ia i ka wā i hōʻike ʻia ai nā hoʻokolohua i ka kemika i hana ʻia e PFOA, Zonyl, i hoʻokuʻu ʻia i ʻekolu mau manawa o ka manaʻo i manaʻo ʻia e ka hui. I kona hāpai ʻana i ka pilikia, ua hoʻokuʻu ʻia ʻo ia e DuPont, ʻoiai ʻo ia he limahana no 22 mau makahiki.
Holoi ke kemika i kāna hoʻohana maʻamau i loko o nā pūʻolo meaʻai wikiwiki, ʻeke microwave, a me nā ʻōwili lole. ʻOiai ua ʻae ka FDA i kāna hoʻohana ʻana i ka makahiki 1967, ke nānā nei ka ʻoihana i nā ʻikepili e pili ana i kona mau pōʻino lōʻihi. mahalo iā Evers a me ka Environmental Working Group e ʻimi nei i ka pilikia. Ua hōʻea pū ʻia i ka media i ka wā i waiho ai ʻo Evers i kahi hoʻopiʻi kīwila e kūʻē iā DuPont
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Evers ua hoʻoholo ʻo ia e hele i ka lehulehu me kona ʻike i ka wā i haʻi aku ai kāna kahuna iā ia, "ʻAʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke hula me ka diabolo."
ʻAʻole kēia ka manawa mua i ʻike ai kekahi kanaka i ka ʻike maikaʻi ʻole e pili ana iā Dupont a ua kāohi ʻia kāna hana.
I ka makahiki 1974, ua kākau ʻo Gerard Colby Zilg, he mea kōkua mua o ka ʻaha kūkā me ka loaʻa ʻana o ka ʻike nui o ka ʻoihana, i kahi puke e pili ana i nā DuPonts a me ke ʻano emepera a lākou i holo ai i kā lākou hui. Ua kapa ʻia ka puke ʻo DuPont: Behind the Nylon Curtain. Ua paʻi ʻia e Prentice-Hall, ua kūʻai koke ʻia kāna paʻi mua 10,000. Ua hana ia i ka makemake o ka lehulehu. Ua ʻōlelo ka New York Times Book Review he "mea hana mana" i kākau ʻia e ka mea kākau 25 makahiki i kahi puke me ka mana ʻoi loa. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Publishers Weekly e "pono ka puke no nā mea kākau moʻolelo e hiki mai ana."
Ma nā ala ʻaʻole maopopo, ua loaʻa iā DuPont kahi kope o ka manuscript ma mua o ka paʻi ʻia ʻana. (Ua loaʻa i kēia mea kākau ka ʻike like. I ka wā i kākau ʻia ai kaʻu puke mua, ka paʻi mua o The Media Monopoly, ua loaʻa iā Simon lāua ʻo Schuster kahi kope o ka manuscript a ua kākau ke Kuhina Nui o ka mea hoʻopuka i koʻu mea hoʻopuka, Beacon Press, e hoʻoweliweli ana iā ia. E hana inā ʻaʻole ʻike ʻo Simon lāua ʻo Schuster i ka palapala ma mua o ka paʻi ʻana a wehe i nā mea i ʻike ʻia he hōʻino i ka mea hoʻopuka. Akā pehea ka ʻike ʻana o S&S i ka palapala ma mua he mea pohihihi.)
Ma ka hihia DuPont 1974, ua lawa ka kuai ana o ka puke i kohoia e lilo i koho no ka Fortune Book Club, he hui o Time, Inc. . Ua loaʻa nā loio DuPont i ka hihia, hoʻoweliweli i ka Fortune Book Club a me Prentice-Hall, a ʻoi aku ka ikaika o ka hoʻoweliweli ʻana e kāpae i nā hoʻolaha DuPont āpau mai Time. Inc. nā hoʻolaha. Ua kāpae ʻo Time, Inc. a me Fortune-Books i kāna mau hoʻolālā a ua kāpae ʻo Prentice-Hall i ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka puke.
Ua hoʻopiʻi ʻo Zilg, ka mea kākau iā Prentice-Hall a me DuPont no ka kipi ma lalo o ka Hoʻololi Mua a me ka hui kūʻē anti-trust i ke kāohi ʻana i ke kālepa. ʻAʻole ʻo ia i lanakila kūʻē iā DuPont akā ua lanakila ʻo ia iā Prentice-Hall -- ma hope o ʻehā makahiki o ka hoʻopiʻi ʻana.
ʻO ia ma 1974. I kēia manawa i ka makahiki 2005, i ka manawa i hana ai ʻo Glen Evers i hana ma DuPont no 22 mau makahiki ma ke ʻano he ʻenekinia, ua ʻike ʻo ia i kahi huahana DuPont me nā pilikia olakino lehulehu, ʻo ia hoʻi, e like me Zilg mau makahiki ma mua, ʻike ʻo ia ʻaʻole nā hui nui. ʻaʻole i hoʻohana i ko lākou mana e hoʻopaʻa i ka poʻe hoʻohewa.
I ka makahiki 1974, ua kākau ʻo Gerard Colby Zilg, he mea kōkua mua o ka ʻaha kūkā me ka loaʻa ʻana o ka ʻike nui o ka ʻoihana, i kahi puke e pili ana i nā DuPonts a me ke ʻano emepera a lākou i holo ai i kā lākou hui. Ua kapa ʻia ka puke ʻo DuPont: Behind the Nylon Curtain. Ua paʻi ʻia e Prentice-Hall, ua kūʻai koke ʻia kāna paʻi mua 10,000. Ua hana ia i ka makemake o ka lehulehu. Ua ʻōlelo ka New York Times Book Review he "mea hana mana" i kākau ʻia e ka mea kākau 25 makahiki i kahi puke me ka mana ʻoi loa. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Publishers Weekly e "pono ka puke no nā mea kākau moʻolelo e hiki mai ana."
Ma nā ala ʻaʻole maopopo, ua loaʻa iā DuPont kahi kope o ka manuscript ma mua o ka paʻi ʻia ʻana. (Ua loaʻa i kēia mea kākau ka ʻike like. I ka wā i kākau ʻia ai kaʻu puke mua, ka paʻi mua o The Media Monopoly, ua loaʻa iā Simon lāua ʻo Schuster kahi kope o ka manuscript a ua kākau ke Kuhina Nui o ka mea hoʻopuka i koʻu mea hoʻopuka, Beacon Press, e hoʻoweliweli ana iā ia. e hana inā ʻaʻole ʻike ʻo Simon lāua ʻo Schuster i ka palapala ma mua o ka paʻi ʻana a wehe i kekahi mea i ʻike ʻia e hōʻino ana i ka mea hoʻopuka.
Ua loaʻa i ka New York Times ka ʻōlelo o kēia hoʻoweliweli ma mua o ka hoʻolaha ʻana a kākau i kahi moʻolelo nūhou. He mea kupanaha no ke kuai puke. Akā pehea ka ʻike ʻana o S&S i ka palapala ma mua he mea pohihihi.)
Ma ka hihia DuPont 1974, ua lawa ka kuai ana o ka puke i kohoia e lilo i koho no ka Fortune Book Club, he hui o Time, Inc. Ua loaʻa nā loio DuPont i ka hihia, hoʻoweliweli i ka Fortune Book Club a me Prentice-Hall, a ʻoi aku ka ikaika o ka hoʻoweliweli ʻana e kāpae i nā hoʻolaha DuPont āpau mai Time. Inc. nā hoʻolaha. Ua kāpae ʻo Time, Inc. a me Fortune-Books i kāna mau hoʻolālā a ua kāpae ʻo Prentice-Hall i ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka puke.
Ua hoʻopiʻi ʻo Zilg, ka mea kākau iā Prentice-Hall a me DuPont no ka kipi ma lalo o ka Hoʻololi Mua a me ka hui kūʻē anti-trust i ke kāohi ʻana i ke kālepa. ʻAʻole ʻo ia i lanakila kūʻē iā DuPont akā ua lanakila ʻo ia iā Prentice-Hall -- ma hope o ʻehā makahiki o ka hoʻopiʻi ʻana.
Aia kēlā i ka makahiki 1974. I kēia manawa i ka makahiki 2005.
Ua hana ʻo Glen Evers no DuPont no 22 mau makahiki ma ke ʻano he ʻenekinia. Ua ʻike ʻo ia ʻaʻole i hoʻohana ʻia ʻo Teflon i nā mea kuke wale nō, akā i loko o kahi ākea o nā mea lole lole, nā huahana microwave, a me nā pūʻolo meaʻai wikiwiki mai ka ʻae ʻana o FDA ma kahi o 40 mau makahiki i hala.