A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products containing PFAS, a class of synthetic, potentially hazardous chemicals.
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EPA Proposes Classifying Two “Forever Chemicals” Hazardous
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed classifying two chemicals used in everything from carpets to cookware for more than 50 years as hazardous substances, the latest effort to clean up compounds linked to cancer and other health problems. Because of their nonstick and water-repellent properties, the two man-made substances, commonly known as PFOA and PFOS, were… Continue reading EPA Proposes Classifying Two “Forever Chemicals” Hazardous