HIROKO TABUCHI

New York Times

Rachael Ray. Marcus Samuelsson. David Chang.

These celebrity chefs are joining forces, but not for a new restaurant or cooking show. They are teaming up to defend the use of "forever chemicals" in pots and pans.

The chefs, all of whom sell or endorse cookware lines, are opposing a California bill that would phase out the contentious chemicals from a range of products they're used in, like nonstick cookware, food packaging and dental floss. California lawmakers could vote on the measure this week.

The synthetic chemicals accumulate in the body and have been linked to low birth weight, birth defects and developmental delays in infants as well as increased risk of some prostate, kidney and testicular cancers.

The chefs say that nonstick cookware is safe whe

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