The investigation report on American chemical maker DuPont's Teflon coatings is expected to be released this September.

Chinese quality control officials say they have already found a way to check if Teflon coatings contain a potentially dangerous synthetic

chemical called perflaurooctanoic acid, or PFOA, reported Saturday's CRI online.

They say they will also arrange for top experts to research the material's potential risks to human health.

Executives from DuPont China say the company plans to invite US experts to discuss PFOA with Chinese consumers, indicating there is a strong possibility

the same experts are likely to take part in China's investigation work.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asserted last week that Dupont failed to report information about PFOA.

Currently, most Chinese non-stick pan companies are using Teflon coatings made by Dupont.

No health risk in using non-stick cookware: SPI

The Society of the Plastics Industry, or SPI, the US plastics industry trade association, says there is no reason for Chinese stores or consumers to be concerned over health

risks from using non-stick cookware.

The SPI said there is no evidence of any health risks. It also pointed out that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also had stated last year that it knew of no reason for consumers to stop using any such products.

EPA said last week that US DuPont Corp. had failed to report potential health risks from use of a chemical known as PFOA or C-8. This chemical is used as a polymerization aid in producing non-stick cookware and other goods.

However, the SPI said that the EPA action last week was not about the discovery of any new health risks associated with DFOA or no-stick

cookware. It said EPA announcement was not a warning about health risks, but an administrative complaint alleging that DuPont had failed to meet certain reporting requirements more than 20 years ago.

Source: China Radio International