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‘Forever Chemicals’: The Hidden Threat From The Toxic PFAS on Your Shelf
News
14 Sep 2021 | The Guardian
Manufacturers should take a precautionary approach, by designing alternatives that biodegrade.
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Addressing The Impacts of PFAS in Biosolids
News
10 Sep 2021 | Water & Wastes Digest
An overview of regulations, treatment & challenges surrounding PFAS in biosolids.
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Associations between polyfluoroalkyl substance and organophosphate flame retardant exposures and telomere length in a cohort of women firefighters and office workers in San Francisco
Science
7 Sep 2021 | Environ Health
Positive associations between PFAS and telomere length in women workers, with larger effects seen among firefighters as compared to office workers.
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First EPA-Validated Lab Test for PFAS in Groundwater and Surface Water
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2 Sep 2021 | Waterworld
A milestone for national PFAS management, EPA and DoD have published a draft of the first EPA-validated laboratory test method for PFAS in wastewater, surface water, groundwater and soils.
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How Biden’s Team Rushed to Dump a Trump-Era PFAS Assessment
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1 Sep 2021 | E&E News
At issue is a toxicity assessment for PFBS, which is used in manufacturing processes and to make stain-resistant coatings for various consumer items like clothes, among other purposes.
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Analysis of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in processed foods from FDA's Total Diet Study
Science
31 Aug 2021 | Anal Bioanal Chem
PFAS features detected by LC-MS/MS correlated well in abundance with LC-IMS-MS data; however, LC-IMS-MS identified a number of additional PFAS, many known to be components of firefighting foams.
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[Op-Ed] Climate Change, Plastics, and Toxic Chemicals
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27 Aug 2021 | The New York Times
The danger is that if we focus on only a single metric, like greenhouse gas emissions, we may unintentionally encourage the shift from fuel to plastics and chemicals that are also unsafe and unsustainable.
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[Press Release] FDA Releases PFAS Testing Results from First Survey of Nationally Distributed Processed Foods
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26 Aug 2021 | FDA News Release
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the first survey of PFAS in nationally distributed processed foods, including several processed baby foods.
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Congress Presses Forward on PFAS Measures
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20 Aug 2021 | The National Law Review
The PFAS Action Act of 2021 would impose new requirements on PFAS under various existing regulatory frameworks including those governing drinking water, wastewater discharges, air emissions, solid waste management and chemicals with expedited deadlines for action.
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How a Nonprofit is Working with Retail Giants like Whole Foods to Ditch Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Products and Packaging
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17 Aug 2021 | Insider
The best way to get brands on board is by acting as a partner and sharing their test results before they're made public.
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United States: PFAS Consumer Products Regulation
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13 Aug 2021 | Mondaq
An overview of enacted and proposed PFAS state laws and regulations.
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Advocates Seek Updated Clinical Guidance For PFAS Contaminated Communities From National Academies of Sciences
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11 Aug 2021 | WECT News
Their petition is open to signatures.
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FDA acts on fluorinated plastic packaging. What are next steps?
Policy
10 Aug 2021
On August 5, the FDA sent a letter to manufacturers, distributors, and users of fluorinated polyethylene food contact articles reminding them that these articles must be made under specific conditions to comply with existing regulation or otherwise the food contact articles “are not lawful.”
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Temporal trends of concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances among adults with overweight and obesity in the United States: Results from the Diabetes Prevention Program and NHANES
Science
10 Aug 2021 | Environ. Int.
The average concentration of PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS, EtFOSAA, and MeFOSAA declined since 2000 with men having higher levels than women.
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PFAS: fears over lax US standards prompt bill on beauty products’ safety
News
6 Aug 2021 | The Guardian
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) have reintroduced the Personal Care Products Safety Act, a piece of legislation that would require companies to disclose all the ingredients used in their products, be able to demonstrate their safety and register their entities with the FDA.