WASHINGTON - January 25 - Environmental Working Group (EWG) will hold a press briefing today to comment on an announcement the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will make at 2 pm related to Teflon chemicals.

The Teflon chemical has been found in the blood of 95 percent of Americans, never breaks down in our bodies or in the environment, and causes cancer and birth defects in animal studies.

Details for EWG’s briefing for credentialed members of the press are below.

WHAT: Conference Call

WHEN: Wednesday, January 25, 2006, 3:15 pm EST

WHERE: E-mail asinger@ewg.org for call-in information

WHO:
EWG President Ken Cook
EWG Vice President for Research Jane Houlihan
EWG Senior Scientist Dr. Tim Kropp

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