Fact Check: Are Teflon-Coated Aluminum Utensils Harmful To Health?

The post from the account "@understandhealth" highlights potential dangers of using teflon utensils without corroborating it with any scientific evidence.

An Instagram reel flagged by a First Check reader claims that the teflon-coated aluminium utensils are harmful to health and urges viewers to discard them. 

The post from the account "@understandhealth" highlights potential dangers of using teflon utensils without corroborating it with any scientific evidence. 

"Aluminium [utensil] that is in direct contact with the food and Teflon that has been scratched should be thrown out (sic)," the speaker in the video can be heard saying on the channel with around 23,200 followers and 170 posts to date.