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California legislature votes to phase out “forever chemicals” in cookware and other household items
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15 Sep 2025 | CBS News
The move has pulled in celebrity chefs on one side and environmentalists, including actor Mark Ruffalo, on the other.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in agriculture and its potential conflict with circular economy
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8 Sep 2025 | Environmental Pollution
Efforts to promote a circular economy in agriculture, such as reusing biosolids and treated wastewater, risk reintroducing PFAS into soils and food chains, highlighting the need for stricter controls and safer alternatives.
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EPA Approves Four New Pesticides That Qualify as PFAS
Policy
8 Sep 2025
Despite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides.
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Sweat-amplified dermal transfer and combined toxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and organophosphate esters mixtures in children's textiles
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8 Sep 2025 | Sci Total Environ
Sweating was found to increase the dermal transfer of PFAS and organophosphate esters from children's clothing by over 1000-fold, leading to chemical levels on the skin that exceed regulatory limits and cause measurable toxic effects in human skin cell tests.
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PFAS in consumer products: State-by-state regulations - September 2025
Policy
4 Sep 2025
This area is rapidly developing as states create new laws or amend existing ones, and the penalties and litigation risks for non-compliance can be significant.
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Unmasking per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in facemasks: Occurrence and leaching implications.
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4 Sep 2025 | J Hazard Mater
Facemasks, especially reusable cloth ones, contain low but detectable levels of PFAS that can leach into the environment under landfill-like conditions, with leaching influenced by temperature, pH, and organic matter.
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New Mexico will soon release rules for new bans of everyday products that use ‘forever chemicals’
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3 Sep 2025 | Source NM
State environment secretary plans to spend $2M to move people off wells in Curry County.
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Beauty products raise concerns over chemical exposure risks
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27 Aug 2025 | Chemistry World
A recent survey in the US shows the average adult uses 12 personal care products a day – an increase from the nine products used in 2004. And as we apply more products, the question of what exactly is in them is being raised more often.
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Recent advances in the detection of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food: A review of optical sensors, electrochemical sensors, and biosensor
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25 Aug 2025 | Trends in Food Science & Technology
Nanomaterial-based optical sensors, electrochemical techniques such as voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy, and biosensors were found to be able to detect PFAS in food at trace levels from parts per million down to parts per trillion, allowing faster, portable, and more selective alternatives to chromatography and mass spectrometry.
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Alarming levels of PFAS in blood of those living near US air force base, study finds
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23 Aug 2025 | The Guardian
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ were found at a level 10 times higher than people who did not work in contaminated zone.
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Carson City Supervisors approve grass-to-turf field conversions while across the country, cities ban its use due to heat, PFAS concerns
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22 Aug 2025 | CarsonNow.org
The decision to swap turf for grass has been controversial in the past due to the heat turf can absorb and put off, but staff also believes it could save around 8 millions of water each year currently used for irrigation.
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How to Know If Your Teflon Pans Are Safe to Use
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20 Aug 2025 | CNET
If you're not careful with your nonstick pots and pans, they can do more harm than good.
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Court Dismisses Cookware Group’s Case Against Minnesota PFAS Law
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13 Aug 2025 | Bloomberg Law
A federal district court has dismissed a trade association’s lawsuit opposing Minnesota’s ban of PFAS in consumer products.
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PFAS in Medical Devices
Policy
11 Aug 2025
The ECRI review found no conclusive evidence of patient health issues associated with PTFE as a material.
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Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the surface of children's feeding smocks: High-throughput characterization and implications for exposure assessment
Science
11 Aug 2025
Elevated PFAS levels were detected on Chinese children’s feeding smocks, making routine hand-to-mouth contact during use a potential exposure at levels on par with everyday exposure from indoor dust and air.