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FLUOROS 2023
Events
31 Aug 2023
An International Symposium on PFAS in Idstein, Germany.
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Here's Why It's So Hard to Know If Your Period Underwear Is PFAS-Free
News
23 Jan 2023 | verywellhealth
Period underwear brand Thinx settled a class action lawsuit last week regarding the presence of PFAS in their products.
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What to Know About PFAS in Period Underwear
News
23 Jan 2023 | The New York Times
Thinx just settled a lawsuit alleging its products contain harmful chemical compounds, raising further questions about the safety of period products overall.
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‘Forever chemical’ PFAS found in organic eggs in Denmark
News
23 Jan 2023 | The Local
Danske Æg, an industry organisation representing around 90 percent of producers in the country, said in a statement that fish meal would no longer be used as a result of the discovery.
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Environmental Wrap-Up 2022 and What to Expect in 2023
Policy
20 Jan 2023
This alert looks at developments in environmental law that were at the forefront in 2022; the trend is expected to continue into 2023 as the Biden administration continues to act on its regulatory initiatives in the energy and environmental space.
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Period underwear and toxins: What to know about the Thinx lawsuit
News
20 Jan 2023 | The Washington Post
For years, period-absorbing underwear brand Thinx sold itself as an unfussy, nontoxic, organic alternative to traditional menstrual products through playful ads on subways and social media.
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Magnets key to removing dangerous PFAS chemicals
News
20 Jan 2023 | The Age
Queensland researchers have developed a way to quickly and simply remove dangerous PFAS chemicals from water using magnets.
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'Concerning' map reveals where fish caught in the US are full of hazardous 'forever chemicals'
News
19 Jan 2023 | Insider
Eating fish from a local lake or stream could give you a giant dose of hazardous "forever chemicals," equal to nearly a month of drinking highly contaminated water, researchers have calculated.
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‘All-natural’ Simply Orange Juice has high toxic PFAS levels, lawsuit alleges
News
19 Jan 2023 | The Guardian
A new class-action lawsuit in the US alleges Coca-Cola and Simply Orange Juice deceived customers with claims of an all-natural, healthy product when the juice has been found to be contaminated with toxic PFAS at levels ‘hundreds of times’ above federal advisory limits for drinking water.
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2nd Annual Margo Simon Golden Memorial Webinar: PFAS in Food Packaging & Consumer Products – What Do We Know & What Can You Do?
Events
19 Jan 2023
A panel of experts will meet to discuss PFAS in Food packaging.
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Optimizing Chemicals Management in the United States and Canada through the Essential-Use Approach
Science
19 Jan 2023 | Environ Sci Technol
If optimized and expanded into regulatory systems in the United States and Canada, other policymaking bodies, and businesses, the essential-use approach can improve chemicals management and shift the market toward safer chemistries that benefit human and ecological health.
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Why you can’t always trust claims on nontoxic cookware
News
18 Jan 2023 | WPVI
If you’re in the market for new pans in the new year, there is some important information about the non-stick variety you should know.
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The role of PFAS in unsettling ocean carbon sequestration
Science
18 Jan 2023 | Environ Monit Assess
The harmful effects of PFAS on marine ecosystems may weaken the ocean’s ability to capture and hold global warming carbon emissions.
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[Blog] Hungry for more: The EU limits “forever chemicals” in food – but the universal PFAS ban is still far away
Policy
17 Jan 2023
The EU has set limits for how much PFAS food sold within the union is allowed to contain.
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ECHA adds nine hazardous chemicals to Candidate List
Policy
17 Jan 2023
ECHA has added nine chemicals to the Candidate List because of their hazardous properties. They are used for example in flame retardants, paints and coatings, inks and toners, coating products, plasticisers and in the manufacture of pulp and paper.