On October 12, 2022, a manifesto calling for EU Member States and the Commission to urgently ban PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals’, in consumer products by 2025 (and across all uses by 2030) was launched bu European civil society organisations.
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From the flooding of environmental regulations (especially concerning products packaging and management of waste generated thereafter) being introduced and enforced in multiple markets arund the globe to imposing strict restrictions on use of…
On September 12, 2022, Assembly Bill 1817 (AB 1817) passed in the California state Senate. The bill would prohibit the sale of many types of clothing and textiles that contain PFAS at or above a level of 300 parts per billion starting in 2025.
In its efforts to investigate the presence of PFAS in pesticides since late 2020, the U.S.
In a research study conducted to examine the associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure, altered metabolic pathways, and risk of non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), it was found that exposure to high perfluorooctane…
The document updated the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical release reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA).