Teflon(PTFE) being one of the most common sources of PFAS is notably dirty to make and Dupont has had more than one major lawsuit or incident involving byproducts polluting the environment. I could see laws getting passed to reduce overall manufacturing capacity. -That said, Teflon is kind of a miracle material that can do what almost no other material can with it’s chemical stability which also happens to be it’s greatest flaw but i think it would be a mistake to completely ban that.

The article mostly focuses on cookware but they do mention a few other goods that would be affected by the proposed ban.