It should be obvious to most Parrot owners that there are hazards everywhere within our homes, from the basics of, Windows and Doors being left open to the Chemicals we keep in our Kitchen.

Teflon
The most common killer in the kitchen is 'PTFE' coated Cooking Utensils e.g. Frying Pans, Saucepans, Irons. In fact anything that is heated up and has a Teflon coating.

(PTFE) is a synthetic polymer used as a non-stick surface in cookware. The brand names Teflon, Silverstone, are the best known, but PTFE-coated products are also manufactured under other trade names.

The main problem with PTFE is when heated up to a very high temperature it starts to gives of Toxic Fumes undetectable by humans. Birds however are very sensitive to 'PTFE' Poisoning and can die within a few minutes of being in contact with this Odourless, Colourless fumes.

Please do not expose your bird to the risks of Teflon; it would be a good idea to make your household Teflon free. Use Stainless Steel, Ceramic, instead of the so convenient Teflon coated non stick pans we find so useful within the kitchen.

Also consider the fact that there are alot more electrical items in the kitchen containing Teflon than we realise.
The following items have been known to contain PTFEs

Heat lamps Portable heaters Sole plates on irons Burners on stove tops Griddle pans Cooking utensils Woks Waffle makers

Deep fat fryers Coffee makers Bread makers Non-stick rolling pins Non Stick-Stainless Steel Pizza pans Irons even Hairdryers

Chemicals
It is common sense that most Chemicals within the household are Poisonous, also remember that you may have dish cloths around the kitchen that your bird could possibly get into contact with. These may contain poisonous washing up liquids, or bleach.

General Household Poisons

Acetone Ammonia Antifreeze Ant syrup or paste Arsenic Bathroom bowl cleaner Bleach Boric acid Carbon tetrachloride Charcoal lighter Copper and brass cleaners Corn and wart remover Crayons Deodorants Detergents, Disinfectants Drain cleaners Epoxy glue Fabric softeners Garden sprays Gasoline Hair dyes Herbicides Iodine Kerosene Lighter fluid Matches

Model glue Mothballs Mushrooms (some varieties) Nail Polish Nail polish remove, Oven cleaner Paint Paint remover Paint thinner Perfume Permanent wave solutions Pesticides Photographic solutions Pine oil Plants Prescription and non-prescription drugs Rubbing alcohol Shaving lotion Silver polish Snail bait Spot remover Spray starch Sulphuric acid Suntan lotion Super glue Turpentine Weed killers Most Window cleaners

Infact the easiest way to remember is to treat along similar lines as a child if you would'nt want your child to come into contact with it, why should your bird?