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France’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ comes into force today. Here’s what will change
6 Jan 2026 | Euro News
France’s ban prohibits the sale, production, or import of any product for which an alternative to PFAS already exists.
$27M DuPont PFAS contamination class action settlement
5 Jan 2026 | Top Class Actions
DuPont agreed to a $27 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it contaminated drinking water in Hoosick Falls, New York, with PFOA.
Simple Wipe Test Reveals PFAS on Firefighter Equipment
2 Jan 2026 | Technology Networks
Every gear set carried PFAS, with concentrations reaching hundreds of nanograms per gram.
Plasreco promotes PFAS-free coating solutions for packaging, leather and textiles
1 Jan 2026 | European Coatings
The Plasreco project is developing silicon-based functional coatings applied by atmospheric plasma as an alternative to PFAS-based treatments.
Popular Imported Fish Carry Human Health Risks, Study Reveals
31 Dec 2025 | Newsweek
Researchers found that imported fish brought into regions with relatively low environmental pollution contained significant levels of PFAS, raising concerns about food safety worldwide.
State officials move to ban paper straws at restaurants, citing 'concerning health risks'
31 Dec 2025 | Fox News
Researchers found PFAS chemicals in 27 of 39 different straw variants, concluding the chemicals were most likely used as a water-repellent coating in Florida.
Smucker pet food PFAS class action lawsuit moves toward certification
31 Dec 2025 | Top Class Actions
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick said during a hearing that many of the issues raised by Smucker ‘are better addressed on the merits.’
New Illinois law to phase out PFAS use on firefighter gear
31 Dec 2025 | WGEM
By Jan. 1, 2027, it will become illegal to intentionally add PFAS to gear.
Maine expands PFAS products ban in 2026
28 Dec 2025 | Maine Public
State regulators expect manufacturers and retailers to comply with the new rules which prohibit selling goods containing PFAS.
Chairman Palmer delivers opening statement at Environment Subcommittee Hearing on the current statutory and regulatory landscape of PFAS
22 Dec 2025
“In other words, a responsible party could be responsible for the entire cost to cleanup a contaminated site even if its contribution to the pollution was minimal.”
Latest FDA total diet study testing finds PFAS in 7 percent of samples
22 Dec 2025 | Food Safety Magazine
Since 2019, FDA has tested 1,352 food samples for PFAS under the TDS, 95 percent (1,290) of which had no detectable levels of PFAS. The agency tests for as many as 30 types of PFAS.
Shaw Industries invents testing methodology to detect PFAS
19 Dec 2025 | Floor Covering Weekly
“What we discovered is that drinking water testing wasn’t accurate for soaps, oils, resins and other solid materials—really anything other than drinking water. An adequate testing methodology didn’t exist, so we invented one.”
How global seafood trade is moving ‘forever chemicals’ from contaminated waters to dinner plates
19 Dec 2025 | The Independent
Fish from parts of Asia and Oceania, including Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Australia’s eastern coast, showed the highest PFAS concentrations relative to the global average, while fish from Africa and North America had the lowest.
U.S. military rejects Okinawa access requests over PFAS findings
19 Dec 2025 | The Japan Times
The reply says that inspections could be considered only if there were agreed upon environmental standards enabling both sides to properly assess sampling results and clear scientific evidence identifying U.S. facilities as the pollution source.
Ahead of 2026, Congress hears diverging calls for PFAS regulation
19 Dec 2025 | Waste Dive
Witnesses pressed for lawmakers to act on PFAS-related legislation in 2026 to protect “passive receivers” from liability, but environmental groups say stricter PFAS enforcement is needed instead.