New York to ban ‘forever chemicals’ from clothing by end of year

January 4, 2023

Read the full article by Sharon Udasin (The Hill)

"New York will be joining California in banning toxic “forever chemicals” from clothing, under a law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) just before the new year.

The bill, passed by the state legislature in May, will amend New York’s environmental conservation law to eliminate the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in apparel by Dec. 31, 2023. 

Known for their propensity to linger in the environment and in the human body, these so-called forever chemicals are linked to kidney cancer, testicular cancer and a variety of other illnesses."

Location:

• North AmericaUS
• North AmericaUSNew York

Topics:

• ChemicalsPFAS
• Products
• ProductsClothing
• ProductsTextiles
• Affected community
• Health