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Does smoke from burnt food (no fire) cause health damage? pan was left on stove. one year old in house
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Not ideal: As basically all smoke has some carcinogens(cancer causing chemicals), granted usually in very small/trace quantities. In small amounts/short exposures, this isn't likely to create any problems. So I wouldn't worry too much, unless this is going to be a very frequent event.
Answered 2/9/2015
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