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Smucker pet food PFAS class action lawsuit moves toward certification
News
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.’
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Unforeseen risks due to the use of fluorinated materials for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance removal
Science
30 Dec 2025 | Nature
Researchers report that fluorinated materials used for PFAS removal may inadvertently release additional fluorinated compounds during production, use, or disposal, suggesting that non-fluorinated alternatives offer safer options for treatment technologies.
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A Componential Evaluation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Streams
Science
30 Dec 2025 | Environ Sci Technol
PFAS were detected in every major waste component, with PFAS-treated textiles, which make up only about 9 percent of the waste stream, contributed roughly 38 percent of all leachable PFAS, identifying them as a dominant source of PFAS release from municipal solid waste from waste collected from Central Florida.
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Maine expands PFAS products ban in 2026
News
28 Dec 2025 | Maine Public
State regulators expect manufacturers and retailers to comply with the new rules which prohibit selling goods containing PFAS.
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EU study recommends excluding refrigerants from PFAS restrictions
Policy
20 Dec 2025
“Overall, substitution is not currently feasible given economic, technical, and safety constraints,” the report states. It recommends excluding F-gases completely from the scope of a universal PFAS restriction and instead focus all regulatory control of all F-gases into the existing F-gas regulation.
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Childhood exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in educational environments: Arising from stationery and implications for health
Science
15 Dec 2025 | J. Environ. Chem. Ecotoxicol.
Several products purchased in China released measurable PFAS including precursors that increased after oxidation and maximum estimated intake from hand to mouth contact with some pen grips approaching the European Food Safety Authority tolerable intake for children.
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Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of 39 PFAS in soil samples: applications to playgrounds in Attica, Greece
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4 Dec 2025 | Anal Bioanal Chem
An optimized research method was found to be a useful tool for environmental and public-health decision making by reliably detecting 39 PFAS in playground soils, and the results suggest that some PFAS levels may potentially exceed a precautionary child-health screening value of about 100 ng per kg of body weight per day.
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Evaluation of fluorochemical leaching from lithium-ion batteries under simulated solid waste landfill conditions
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3 Dec 2025 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Lithium-ion batteries may release multiple fluorochemicals, including PFAS such as 2,4-difluorobenzoic acid and several fluorinated electrolyte additives, under simulated landfill conditions, suggesting that end-of-life battery disposal may introduce additional PFAS sources into landfill leachate.
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Non-destructive surface sampling of PFAS exposure on firefighter protective gears: Potential implications for occupational exposure
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27 Nov 2025 | J. Hazard. Mater.
Firefighter turnout gear and self-contained breathing apparatus surfaces may contain notable levels of PFAS, particularly 6:2 FTS, indicating potential occupational exposure through skin contact and inhalation underscoring a need for improved monitoring while noting that minor PFAS signals in blanks may introduce some uncertainty.
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Toy safety: Parliament adopts new rules to enhance child health protection
Policy
25 Nov 2025
The new rules also ban the intentional use of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and the most dangerous types of bisphenols.
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Washington adopts new PFAS protections to safeguard public health and prevent pollution
Policy
21 Nov 2025
For each product category, Ecology had the option to restrict PFAS, require reporting, or take no action based on the availability of safer solutions.
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3M-Decatur to cut 170 jobs, scale back as it phases out PFAS manufacturing
News
31 Oct 2025 | WAFF 48
The changes are part of 3M’s broader move to phase out manufacturing of PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment.
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Why The Search Is On For PFAS-Free Batteries
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23 Oct 2025 | Forbes
Dr. Jacqueline Edge, an associate professor at the University of Birmingham in the U.K., said inside a battery can be a “highly acidic, high temperature and high voltage environment”, which requires chemicals and materials that can withstand those conditions, in an interview.
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New Mexico proposes world’s broadest use of PFAS warning labels
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18 Oct 2025 | C&EN
“It’s time we just shine a light on this,” James Kenney, secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), tells C&EN.
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Changes in the levels and predictors of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in maternal plasma, relative to timelines of EPA PFOA Stewardship
Science
18 Oct 2025 | Environ. Int.
PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS, PFHpS, and Me-PFOSA-AcOH declined over time after EPA’s PFOA Stewardship Program, but other PFAS such as PFNA, PFUnA, PFDeA, PFDoA, and GenX increased especially among non-White mothers, and higher levels were linked to eating fish/shellfish and vegetables, working, and having carpet or pets during pregnancy, showing that policies reduced some PFAS but exposure sources and inequities remain.